Short-Term Psychodynamic Therapy of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Unmedicated Patients

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This randomized controlled trial evaluates a manual-guided short-term psychodynamic therapy (STPP) for unmedicated patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder against a waiting list control. The study reports that STPP resulted in significantly greater reductions in OCD symptoms, higher remission rates, and larger effect sizes compared to the control group over a six-month period. The resource is intended for researchers and clinicians interested in evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions for OCD.

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3d0fe4785fd74baf
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PubMed Central
Author
Falk Leichsenring (Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen), Christiane Steinert (International Psychoanalytic University Berlin), Joachim Biskup (ThyssenKrupp (Germany)), Lila Alina Feix (Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen), Nikolas Heim (International Psychoanalytic University Berlin), Britta Nimis (University of Göttingen), Reinhard Kreische, Fatima Nöske (Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen), Christian Ruckes (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz), Heinz Weiß (Sigmund Freud Institut), Günther Reich (University of Göttingen), Annabelle Starck (Sigmund Freud Institut)
Published
2026-01-09
OA status
hybrid
DOI
10.1159/000550421
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Not recorded
PMCID
PMC13155731
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@article{allodium:3d0fe4785fd74baf,
  title = {Short-Term Psychodynamic Therapy of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Unmedicated Patients},
  author = {Falk Leichsenring and Christiane Steinert and Joachim Biskup and Lila Alina Feix and Nikolas Heim and Britta Nimis and Reinhard Kreische and Fatima Nöske and Christian Ruckes and Heinz Weiß and Günther Reich and Annabelle Starck},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PubMed Central},
  doi = {10.1159/000550421},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1159/000550421}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Short-Term Psychodynamic Therapy of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Unmedicated Patients
AU  - Leichsenring, Falk
AU  - Steinert, Christiane
AU  - Biskup, Joachim
AU  - Feix, Lila Alina
AU  - Heim, Nikolas
AU  - Nimis, Britta
AU  - Kreische, Reinhard
AU  - Nöske, Fatima
AU  - Ruckes, Christian
AU  - Weiß, Heinz
AU  - Reich, Günther
AU  - Starck, Annabelle
PY  - 2026
PB  - PubMed Central
DO  - 10.1159/000550421
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1159/000550421
ER  -

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Leichsenring, F., Steinert, C., Biskup, J., Feix, L. A., Heim, N., Nimis, B., Kreische, R., Nöske, F., Ruckes, C., Weiß, H., Reich, G., & Starck, A. (2026). Short-Term Psychodynamic Therapy of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Unmedicated Patients. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1159/000550421

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