Psychoeducational treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder: A narrative review emphasizing family-based approaches

Table 8 Psychoeducation as an exclusive treatment in obsessive-compulsive disorder

Ref.	Intervention	Content about OCD	Results
Tynes et al[124]	10-week psychoeducational support group for 21 adult patients and families	Symptoms, diagnosis, assessment, aetiology, ERP, medications, and prognosis	Participants’ evaluation of treatment on a self-designed scale. The intervention was feasible and satisfaction among users was high
Siegmund et al[125]	One-week computerized psychoeducational intervention in 21 patients aged 19-55 years	3 modules on symptoms, aetiology, and the role of CBT	Reductions in YBOCS scores and subjective ratings of depression and anxiety. Feasibility, ease of use, and participant satisfaction were adequate to high
Shishikura et al[126]	Retrospective study of 214 adult outpatients, 64 received psychoeducation for self-ERP, 77 treated with conventional ERP, 18 did not receive ERP	The Four Steps programme of self-ERP	Outcome on GAF and CGI-I scales showed that 46% of the self-ERP group improved compared to 53% of the conventional ERP group
Dissanayake and Drummond[127]	Adult inpatients with contamination fears (number not stated)	3 sessions of psychoeducational group treatment in addition to ERP	Psychoeducational treatment was acceptable and useful in refractory OCD
Mahmoodabadi et al[128]	12-week, controlled study of a psychoeducational support group for 30 adult Iranian patients and families	The study group (n = 15) received eight educational sessions about OCD; the control group (n = 165) did not receive psychoeducation	Significant reduction in the YBOCS scores and significant improvements in family functioning (FAD scale) in the study group
Simsek et al[129]	12-week CBT-based controlled psychoeducational study in 30 adolescents with OCD	Aetiology, symptoms, details of CBT, and the rationale for CBT	Significant reduction in OC symptoms on the Child Version of the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory. Qualitative data confirmed the efficacy of the intervention

CBT: Cognitive behavioural therapy; CGI-I: Clinical Global Impression Improvement; ERP: Exposure and response prevention; FAD: Family Assessment Device; GAF: Global Assessment of Functioning; OCD: Obsessive-compulsive disorder; YBOCS: Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Rating Scale.