Who gets better when? An investigation of change patterns in group cognitive behavioral therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder

Many studies attest to the efficacy of exposure-based cognitive-behavioral therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), yet there is little research assessing varying patterns of change throughout the course of this treatment. Given recent research showing that change patterns during cognitive-behavioral treatment predict long-term maintenance of gains, identifying different patterns of OCD symptom change is important. In the present …