"Concentrated Exposure Treatment" (cET) for for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Exclusion Criteria

• •OCD symptoms primarily associated with hoarding
• •Ongoing substance abuse/dependence
• •Bipolar disorder or psychosis
• •Ongoing suicidal ideation
• •Mental Retardation, based on previous medical history
• •If using antidepressants:
• •* Not on stable dosage 4 weeks before the intervention
• •* Unwilling to remain on stable dosage during the four intervention days
• •Unwilling to refrain from anxiety reducing substances, such as anxiolytics (e.g. benzodiazepines) and alcohol during the two days of exposure.
• •Patients living \> 1.5 hour drive by car/ train from the treatment location.
• •Patients with a BMI-index considered too low for participation in psychological treatment
• •Patients with a full course of prior CBT for OCD.