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Psychopathology

Cognitive-Behavior Therapy

Assessments and Interviews before Treatment of Obsessional Disorder

By Pierre Khazen 29/1/06

I.      Assessment includes:

?      A clinical interview

?      Self monitoring

?      Home work assignments

?      Direct observation

II.      Aims of assessment are:

?      To approve of problem list

?      To arrive to a psychological formulation of each problem; factors which led to the problem and recent maintaining factors

?      To assess fitness for the psychological treatment

?      To give tools to assess progress

Reminder:  We are referring to cognitive-behavioural treatment* where assessment and treatment go together. When the connection between triggers, thoughts, neutralizing and avoidance are understood then the treatment can start immediately. Treatment will be based on exposure and response prevention.     

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