Efficacy of mindfulness-integrated cognitive behavior therapy in patients with predominant obsessions
Indian Journal of Psychiatry March 11, 2026 Ajay Kumar, Mahendra P. Sharma, Janardhanan C. Narayanaswamy et al.
Mindfulness-integrated cognitive behavior therapy (MICBT) reduced obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms in patients with predominant obsessions and few or no overt compulsions. Of 27 patients, 18 (67%) achieved remission—defined as a 55% reduction in Yale–Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale severity score—at 3-month follow-up. The average reduction in obsessive severity was 56% at post-treatment and 63% at follow-up. The authors conclude that MICBT is efficacious for this population and call for a larger randomized controlled trial.