Table 1.

Clinicians’ self-reported utilisation of specific therapeutic techniques to treat paediatric OCD.

Technique	Mean (SD)	Never Used (%)	Rarely Used (%)	Moderately Used (%)	Often Used (%)	Always Used (%)
In vivo exposure as homework	4.23 (1.19)	5.6	5.6	10.3	16.8	61.7*
Graded reduction of rituals	4.11 (1.09)	3.7	4.7	17.8	24.3	49.5*
Identifying emotions	4.05 (0.97)	0.9	3.7	27.1	26.2	42.1
Therapist assisted in vivo exposure (i.e. direct exposure to fears in real life)	3.99 (1.15)	1.9	13.1	15.9	22.4	46.7*
Cognitive restructuring	3.55 (1.07)	1.9	15.9	29.9	29.9	22.4
Delaying rituals	3.38 (1.05)	2.8	16.8	37.4	25.2	17.8
Therapist assisted imaginal exposure (i.e. imagining the feared situation)	3.15 (1.18)	11.2	16.8	29.9	29.9	12.1
Problem solving	3.04 (1.10)	9.3	23.4	28.0	32.7	6.5
Breathing/Relaxation techniques	3.0 (1.41)	18.7	23.4	16.8	21.5	19.6
Thought distraction techniques	2.83 (1.42)	24.3	20.6	18.7	20.6	15.9
Motivational interviewing	2.80 (1.15)	11.2	34.6	25.2	20.6	8.4
Family therapy techniques	2.75 (1.15)	15.0	29.0	29.0	18.7	7.5
Therapist assisted introceptive exposure (i.e. exposure to bodily sensations	2.70 (1.28)	20.6	27.1	25.2	15.9	11.2
Mindfulness techniques	2.67 (1.24)	19.6	31.8	17.8	23.4	7.5
Positive imagery	2.38 (1.23)	29.0	32.7	15.0	17.8	5.6
Imaginal exposure as homework	2.36 (1.21)	29.9	29.9	18.7	16.8	4.7
Introceptive exposure as homework	2.25 (1.33)	41.1	22.4	14.0	15.0	7.5
Art therapy techniques	1.37 (0.75)	75.7	14.0	7.5	2.8	–
Psychodynamic/Analytical techniques	1.35 (0.73)	77.6	13.1	6.5	2.8	–
Play therapy techniques	1.34 (0.67)	75.7	17.8	3.7	2.8	–
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)	1.08 (0.39)	94.4	3.7	0.9	0.9	–

Note: Text in bold indicates ERP techniques - * indicates 1st, 2nd or 3rd most commonly endorsed as used ‘often’ or ‘always’.