Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Religious OCD

Purpose

The purpose of the study is to examine the effects and feasibility of a specific form of psychotherapy, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), on religiously oriented obsessive and compulsive disorder (OCD).

Condition

  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • 18 years old - Meet cutoff scores for scrupulosity

Exclusion Criteria

  • Presence of psychotic symptoms within six months of screening - Current suicidal/homicidal plan/intent and/or a suicide/homicide attempt within 6 months of screening - Non-suicidal self-injury within 6 months of screening - Narcotics use within 3 months of screening - Purging/restricting behavior within 3 months of screening.

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
N/A
Intervention Model
Single Group Assignment
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy 		Participants will receive twelve consecutive weeks of acceptance and commitment therapy
  • Behavioral: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
    participants will then receive ACT-based individual therapy weekly for twelve weeks.

Recruiting Locations

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham 4049979, Alabama 4829764 35233
Contact:
David Johnson, MA
(205) 547-9502
dajohns4@uab.edu

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Study Contact

David Johnson
8013891733
dajohns4@uab.edu