A randomized clinical trial of cognitive-behavioral group therapy and sertraline in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

@article{Sousa2006ARC,
  title={A randomized clinical trial of cognitive-behavioral group therapy and sertraline in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder.},
  author={Marcelo Basso de Sousa and Luciano Rassier Isolan and Renata R Oliveira and Gisele Gus Manfro and Aristides Volpato Cordioli},
  journal={The Journal of clinical psychiatry},
  year={2006},
  volume={67 7},
  pages={
          1133-9
        }
}
BACKGROUND Cognitive-behavioral group therapy (CBGT) and serotonin reuptake inhibitors have proven efficacy in reducing symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). There is no consensus about which of these forms of treatment is more effective. This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of CBGT as compared to that of sertraline in reducing OCD symptoms. METHOD Fifty-six outpatients with an OCD diagnosis, according to DSM-IV criteria, participated in the randomized clinical trial… 
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