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A School-Based Treatment Model for Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

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School psychologists have expertise in the realm of school-based assessment and intervention for behavioral, educational, and psychological difficulties. Recent evidence indicates that many school psychologists lack evidenced based knowledge about assessment and treatment of pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Pediatric OCD is a relatively common disorder that contributes to substantial impairment in educational and psychosocial domains. Evidence based treatment of pediatric OCD, particularly cognitive-behavioral therapy, has shown to be efficacious. Therefore, the aims of this paper are to provide a review of empirically established treatments for pediatric OCD, and present a school-based problem-solving model that school psychologists can utilize to conceptualize, assess, and treat OCD.

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    Glenn M. Sloman & Jason Gallant

  2. Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA

    Eric A. Storch

  3. Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA

    Eric A. Storch

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Sloman, G.M., Gallant, J. & Storch, E.A. A School-Based Treatment Model for Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 38, 303–319 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-007-0064-7

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