Exposure and response prevention treatment through video teletherapy showed effectiveness in reducing obsessive-compulsive symptoms while improving quality of life, per a study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.
“Exposure and response prevention (ERP) is a type of cognitive behavioral therapy that consistently demonstrates efficacy for [obsessive compulsive disorder] in numerous controlled trials and is also effective in less controlled clinical settings,” Jamie D. Feusner, MD, of the department of psychiatry at the University of Toronto, and colleagues wrote.