Indian Journal of Clinical Psychology
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 41
  • Issue: 2

Efficacy of Cognitive Behavior Therapy on Person with Obsessive Hoarding

  • Author:
  • Mamta Bahetra1,, Ranbir Singh Yakhmi2, Seema Rani3
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 161 to 163

1Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology, Guru Gobind Singh Med. Coll. & Hosp., Faridkot

2M.D Psychiatry, Deptt. of Psychiatry, Guru Gobind Singh Med. Coll. & Hosp., Faridkot

3M.Sc. (nursing), University Coll. of Nursing, BFUHS, Faridkot

*Corresponding Author: Mamta Bahetra, E-mail- dr.mamtabahetra@gmail.com

Abstract

OCD is a debilitating manifaceted mental health problem with variable symptomatology which leads to significant impairment in personal, social and occupational impairment and needs multimodal therapeutic process for the management. The individual may face different type of symptoms OCD e.g. checking, washing hoarding etc. Hoarding is one of the rare entity may be because its nature of confinement to the individual. One may give very logical justification in case of hoarding and also it has no impact on others as sufferer feels. Management of the OCD specially as hoarding is challenge for mental health professionals. Nevertheless cognitive behaviour therapy and some especially tailored procedure of behaviour therapy has shown promising results in the management of such problem

Keywords

Hoarding, OCD, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Management