Re:Article by Schwartz (Brainlock author)

Schwartz's approach to using mindfulness with OCD looks promising to me except that he doesn't explicitly include exposure and response prevention (ERP) in his protocol. There's a large body of research showing that ERP is effective in treating OCD and my clinical experience suggests that it is indispensable.

Unless there is evidence that mindfulness-based interventions (without ERP) are as effective as ERP, I'd strongly recommend adding ERP (in the office and/or as homework) to Schwartz's approach.

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