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<Articles JournalTitle="Frontiers in Biomedical Technologies">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Frontiers in Biomedical Technologies</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2345-5837</Issn>
      <Volume>11</Volume>
      <Issue>1</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2024</Year>
        <Month>01</Month>
        <Day>01</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">The Efficacy of Combined Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Exposure Prevention Response on Symptoms of Resistant Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: An Intensive Day Care Program</title>
    <FirstPage>31</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>40</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Sanaz</FirstName>
        <LastName>Khomami</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psycology Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Roshanak</FirstName>
        <LastName>Khodabakhsh Pirkalani</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psycology Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2022</Year>
        <Month>09</Month>
        <Day>08</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2022</Year>
        <Month>11</Month>
        <Day>13</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Purpose: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a mental and behavioral disorder in which an individual has intrusive thoughts and rituals which decrease the distress. It seems that there are many treatments such as EX/RP, repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS), medications or mindfulness for OCD, but there is no single effective treatment yet. In this study, we investigated a multi-element daily program on symptom reduction of OCD people.
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Materials and Methods: In a quasi-experimental design 13 patients were included in the study and received daily rTMS with EX/RP and biofeedback. We utilized BDI, BAI, and YBOCS tools to collect data before and after the treatment and in the subsequent one-month follow-up.
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Results: According to the BDI, BAI, and YBOCS results, the decrease in score was observed at the p&lt;0.001 level and the changes were significant after a one-month follow-up period.
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Conclusion: The results indicated that the combination of sequenced treatments simultaneously such as rTMS and biofeedback with exposure therapy can facilitate the engagement and enhancement of self-control and distress tolerance.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://fbt.tums.ac.ir/index.php/fbt/article/view/540</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://fbt.tums.ac.ir/index.php/fbt/article/download/540/381</pdf_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
