Intervenciones dirigidas a la disminución de los síntomas obsesivo-compulsivos en personas con trastorno del espectro autista: una revisión

Maite Montagut-Asunción; Elan Joel Flores-Pérez; Amparo Tijeras-Iborra; Gemma Pastor-Cerezuela

doi:10.24310/espsiescpsi.v13i2.12414

Interventions aimed at reducing obsessive-compulsive symptoms in people with autism spectrum disorder: a review

Authors

Maite Montagut-Asunción Universidad Católica de Valencia
Elan Joel Flores-Pérez University of Valencia
Amparo Tijeras-Iborra Universisdad de Valencia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0845-7326
Gemma Pastor-Cerezuela University of Valencia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4992-4701

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24310/espsiescpsi.v13i2.12414

Keywords:

Autism spectrum disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, comorbidity, intervention, review

Abstract

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by deficits in communication and social interaction as well as restrictive and repetitive behavior. It has high comorbidity with other disorders, reaching 37% with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in young patients. OCD is characterized by recurrent thoughts and ideas that lead the person to perform compulsive actions to reduce the level of anxiety generated by these thoughts. This paper presents a review of the psychological intervention methods, as well as their effectiveness, used to reduce the symptoms of comorbid OCD in people with ASD. It includes 14 articles in which cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and exposure and prevention of responses (EPR) showed encouraging results in reducing these symptoms.

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2020-12-31

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Vol. 13 No. 2 (2020)

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Theoretical and Review Articles

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Interventions aimed at reducing obsessive-compulsive symptoms in people with autism spectrum disorder: a review. (2020). Escritos De Psicología - Psychological Writings, 13(2), 80-89. https://doi.org/10.24310/espsiescpsi.v13i2.12414