Causal attributions and OCD treatment response
A linguistic analysis of OCD patients' self‐reported etiological explanations in intensive residential treatment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21391940 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Terence H W Ching (0000-0002-8850-2237, Yale OCD Research Clinic New Haven Connecticut USA, corresponding author), Caitlin M Pinciotti (0000-0002-6481-3348, Rogers Behavioral Health System Oconomowoc Wisconsin USA), Nicholas R Farrell (0000-0002-8901-4892, NOCD Chicago Illinois USA) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 385-389 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Scandinavian Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0036-5564 • E-ISSN: 1467-9450 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/sjop.12896 |
| PMID | 36580071 |
| OpenAlex | W4313280010 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 21 |
In the present study, 43 obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) patients receiving cognitive‐behavior therapy (CBT)/exposure and response prevention (ERP) in an intensive residential treatment program responded to an open‐ended question about causal attributions (i.e., personal explanations for the etiology of their OCD) at baseline and the Yale‐Brown Obsessive–Compulsive Scale (Y‐BOCS) at baseline and treatment discharge. Baseline self‐reported responses about causal attributions were qualitatively coded to derive predictors (biological/genetic, environmental, psychological, and interactional attributions). Predictors were entered into a binary logistic regression with Y‐BOCS responder status (at least partial response [≥25% pre‐post reduction] vs. no response) as the outcome. After controlling for length of stay and number of comorbid psychiatric diagnoses, only biological/genetic attributions uniquely predicted increased odds of treatment response, odds ratio = 10.04, p = 0.03. Biological/genetic attributions may reduce self‐blame for symptoms or increase expectancy violation likelihood during treatment, thereby improving odds of response. Clinicians should assess OCD patients' causal attributions as part of routine clinical care to hopefully optimize treatment outcomes
Attribution · Cognition · Etiology · Logistic regression · Odds · Odds ratio · Psychiatry · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research · Clinical Psychology · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |