Publications by authors named "Blake Upshaw"
The Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) is one of the most commonly used instruments for assessing and quantifying the presence and severity of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms. Both the interview and self-report (SR) versions of the original Y-BOCS have demonstrated good psychometrics. However, areas for revision were noted regarding the measure's severity ceiling and a "resistance to obsessions" item that did not perform adequately in psychometric testing and was not consistent with theoretical models of OCD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInternet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety.
Adv Psychiatry Behav Health
September 2024
Development and pilot testing of internet-delivered, family-based cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders in autistic youth.
Andrew G Guzick Sophie C Schneider Amanda B Perozo Garcia Minjee Kook Rebecca L Greenberg Blake Upshaw
J Obsessive Compuls Relat Disord
April 2023
Article Synopsis
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) adapted for autistic youth with anxiety and OCD shows strong evidence for effectiveness, but accessibility is a major issue.
- A 12-week Internet-delivered CBT program was developed for autistic youth aged 7-15, incorporating feedback from parents, youth, and clinicians before a pilot trial.
- The pilot trial indicated a 39% average reduction in anxiety severity among participants, suggesting that this family-based approach is promising and warrants further research.