About this Research Topic
Other studies focus on modifying effective treatments to tailor them to the characteristics of each single patient. On the other hand, combining standard effective treatments with other treatments of different theoretical orientation may help to improve the efficacy of interventions. The latter is a promising line needing further research.
The aim of this Research Topic is to assess all variables related to patient, treatment, therapist and context that may lead to a greater efficacy of psychological treatments in social anxiety disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
We welcome articles in the area of psychology, psychiatry, educational, neuroscience, biomedical research. We encourage researchers and clinicians to share studies on all aspects to take into account for a treatment to be effective in a specific patient.
The article types include Original empirical research, Systematics Review, Meta-analysis and Opinion Articles investigating future directions.
We welcome studies related (but not limited) to the following topics:
• Patient and therapist variables that can affect the efficacy of results;
• Adaptations of interventions to patients with difficulties in accessing treatment;
• Studies assessing predictors of poor outcome in the treatment of social anxiety and OCD;
• Studies on improving the effectiveness of therapies in treatment-resistant patients affected by social anxiety and OCD.
Keywords: OCD, anxiety, treatment, diagnosis
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