What Type of Behavioral Therapy Must Be Tried Before a Patient Can Be Considered for Deep Brain Stimulation for OCD?
Patients need to have done intensive cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) at least twice a week, either inpatient or outpatient, and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for 12 weeks minimum. Patients must also have done at least 20 sessions of ERP with a therapist expert in OCD. One of these behavioral therapy trials must be in combination with medications.
