Provisional Compulsive Disorder (CBT)
Summing up, the Provisional Psychologist based her assessment on the information gathered during the sessions; the DSM-5, the DASS-21 and the YBOCS, and identified the co-occurring diagnosis for MDD (partial remission) and OCD.
Recommendations for intervention
The CBT model (particularly, the use of exposure and response prevention – ERP) has shown positive effects for the treatment of OCD (Franklin, Goss, & March, 2012). Through the exposure to situations that trigger compulsive behaviours without performing conditioned rituals, the Client has the opportunity to learn to stay in the uncomfortable situation long enough and logically evaluate what is happening in the situation. Sitting long enough and allowing the fear to dissipate and inaccurate
expectations to be corrected (Hofmann, & Otto, 2008).
Pharmacology treatments have also been reported in the literature for the treatment of MDD and OCD (Franklin, et al., 2012). AV’s is currently taking medication for her depression.
Recommendations for intervention
The CBT model (particularly, the use of exposure and response prevention – ERP) has shown positive effects for the treatment of OCD (Franklin, Goss, & March, 2012). Through the exposure to situations that trigger compulsive behaviours without performing conditioned rituals, the Client has the opportunity to learn to stay in the uncomfortable situation long enough and logically evaluate what is happening in the situation. Sitting long enough and allowing the fear to dissipate and inaccurate
expectations to be corrected (Hofmann, & Otto, 2008).
Pharmacology treatments have also been reported in the literature for the treatment of MDD and OCD (Franklin, et al., 2012). AV’s is currently taking medication for her depression.