Yingying Wang, Arpana Amarnath, Clara Miguel, Marketa Ciharova, Jingyuan Lin, Ruiying Zhao, Sascha Y Struijs, Leonore M de Wit, Marieke B J Toffolo, Pim Cuijpers
BACKGROUND: Evidence-based psychological interventions exist for individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), but many individuals with OCD are unable to access them because of barriers, such as geographical isolation, treatment cost, and stigma etc. Unguided self-help psychological intervention has emerged as a potential solution to this problem. However, there is limited research on its overall effectiveness. This study aimed to address this gap. METHODS: Comprehensive searches from inception to 1st Jan 2023 were conducted in both international (PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, International clinical trials registry platform of WHO) and Chinese (China National Knowledge Infrastructure, WeiPu, WanFang, Chinese Clinical Trial Registry) databases...
January 20, 2024: Comprehensive Psychiatry