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Mindfulness- and Acceptance-Based Behavior Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

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Acceptance and Mindfulness-Based Approaches to Anxiety

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic anxiety disorder, marked by recurrent, intrusive, and distressing thoughts (obsessions) and/or repetitive behaviors (compulsions) (American Psychiatric Association, 2004). Epidemiological data suggest a 6-month prevalence of 1–2% (Myers et al., 1984) and a lifetime prevalence of 2–3% (Robins et al., 1984). OCD symptoms often severely disrupt social and vocational functioning (Leon, Portera, & Weissman, 1995), and OCD is associated with a 40% unemployment rate (Steketee, Grayson,& Foa, 1987).Asurvey of individuals with OCD indicated that 20% spent 5–8 hr per day engaged in rituals, with 13% spending more than 17 hr per day during the most severe period of the disorder (Gallup Organization Inc., 1990).

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Hannan, S.E., Tolin, D.F. (2005). Mindfulness- and Acceptance-Based Behavior Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. In: Orsillo, S.M., Roemer, L. (eds) Acceptance and Mindfulness-Based Approaches to Anxiety. Series in Anxiety and Related Disorders. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-25989-9_11

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