Question

Place the treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorders in order from most to least effective.
Start by choosing the first item in the sequence and clicking, dragging, or using your keyboard to select it.
Drag the items below into the box above in the correct order, starting with the first item in the sequence.
exposure and response prevention therapy alone
placebo
tricyclic antidepressants alone
exposure and response prevention therapy coupled with tricyclic antidepressants

Answer 1

1. exposure and response prevention therapy coupled with tricyclic antidepressants
2. exposure and response prevention therapy alone
3. tricyclic antidepressants alone
4. placebo

(Combined ERP + medication is generally most effective, ERP alone is next, medications alone better than placebo.)