ABSTRACT
This chapter illustrates the rationale of the intervention based on the conceptualisation of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) that has been presented up to now. It explores more deeply the merits of each phase of the intervention and of specific procedures of which it is comprised. The disposition to feel morally contemptible, apparent in the symptoms, is also manifested more often than not in the other areas of the patient’s daily life. The chapter explains the rationale of the intervention that follows from the conceptualisation of OCD, the cardinal points to keep in mind in designing a therapeutic plan. The expectation, based on studies that have evaluated the efficacy of the techniques and procedures used in the intervention, is that the first type of intervention will produce a symptomatic remission and that the second type of intervention will reduce vulnerability to the onset of OCD and the risk of relapse.
