Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is a recommended treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). CBT offers specific interventions with demonstrated efficacy, including both cognitive therapy and exposure and ritual prevention (ERP). Yet, implementing these techniques with individual patients can present clinical challenges. In this special issue, expert clinicians and researchers present cases in which they addressed some common challenges in implementing CBT for OCD, including comorbid depression, poor insight, and family accommodation of symptoms in pediatric OCD. Other papers present how CBT can be tailored to specific OCD manifestations, including post-partum OCD, taboo thoughts, and relationship OCD. Other authors detail how they have augmented standard ERP with additional treatment techniques to maximize outcomes. These articles present a diverse set of case histories and specific treatment techniques that illustrate ways to maximize the effectiveness of CBT for OCD, serving as a useful guide for clinicians in practice and highlighting areas for future research.

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特刊简介：认知行为疗法治疗强迫症的挑战。

认知行为疗法（CBT）是强迫症（OCD）的推荐治疗方法。CBT提供具有特定功效的特定干预措施，包括认知疗法，接触和仪式预防（ERP）。然而，对个别患者实施这些技术可能会带来临床挑战。在本期特刊中，专业的临床医生和研究人员介绍了一些案例，他们解决了在强迫症中实施CBT时遇到的一些常见挑战，包括合并症抑郁，洞察力差以及小儿强迫症症状的家庭适应性。其他论文介绍了如何针对特定的强迫症表现量身定制CBT，包括产后强迫症，禁忌思想和关系强迫症。其他作者详细介绍了他们如何通过其他治疗技术增强标准的ERP，以最大程度地提高疗效。