Table 2.
Characteristics of clinicians reporting frequent versus infrequent ERP use.
| Clinicians reporting frequent ERP use, n = 80 (%) | Clinicians reporting infrequent ERP use, n = 27 (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Background | ||
| Clinical Psychology (n = 59) | 55 (93.2) | 4 (6.8) |
| Trainee Clinical Psychology (n = 5) | 4 (80.0) | 1 (20.0) |
| Nursing (n = 14) | 6 (42.9) | 8 (57.1) |
| Psychiatry (n = 9) | 3 (33.3) | 6 (66.7) |
| Social Work (n = 5) | 3 (60.0) | 2 (40.0) |
| Psychotherapy (n = 4) | 2 (50.0) | 2 (50.0) |
| Othera (n = 11) | 7 (63.6) | 4 (36.4) |
| Therapeutic orientation | ||
| CBT (n = 91) | 74 (81.3) | 17 (18.7) |
| Family Therapy/Systemic (n = 8) | 1 (12.5) | 7 (87.5) |
| Psychodynamicb (n = 1) | 1 (100.0) | – |
| DBT (n = 2) | 2 (100.0) | – |
| Other (n = 5) | 2 (40.0) | 3 (60.0) |
| Years of experience | ||
| <1 year (n = 23) | 20 (87.0) | 3 (13.0) |
| 1–4 years (n = 28) | 20 (71.4) | 8 (28.6) |
| 5–8 years (n = 11) | 6 (54.5) | 5 (45.5) |
| 9–12 years (n = 22) | 19 (86.4) | 3 (13.6) |
| 13–16 years (n = 9) | 7 (77.8) | 2 (22.2) |
| >16 years (n = 14) | 8 (57.1) | 6 (42.9) |
| Number of OCD cases treated | ||
| 1–3 (n = 41) | 30 (73.2) | 11 (26.8) |
| 4–6 (n = 23) | 19 (82.6) | 4 (17.4) |
| 7–9 (n = 10) | 6 (60.0) | 4 (40.0) |
| 10–12 (n = 5) | 5 (100.0) | – |
| 13–15 (n = 2) | 2 (100.0) | – |
| >15 (n = 26) | 18 (69.2) | 8 (30.8) |
| Amount of supervision per month | ||
| None (n = 3) | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) |
| <1 h (n = 3) | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) |
| 1 h (n = 28) | 18 (64.3) | 10 (35.7) |
| 2 h (n = 36) | 29 (80.5) | 7 (19.5) |
| 3 h (n = 8) | 7 (87.5) | 1 (12.5) |
| >3 h (n = 29) | 23 (79.3) | 6 (20.7) |
Note: ERP = exposure with response prevention; CBT = cognitive behaviour therapy; DBT = Dialectical Behavioural Therapy.
a
This category comprised Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (n = 1, 0.9%), Trainee CBT Therapist (n = 1, 0.9%), Educational Psychologist (n = 1, 0.9%), Family therapist (n = 1, 0.9%), IAPT Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (n = 1, 0.9%), Occupational Therapist (n = 3, 2.7%), Substance Misuse Therapy (n = 1, 0.9%), not stated (n = 2, 1.9%).
b
Inclusive of psychoanalytic psychotherapy.