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This study aimed to evalu-ate rigorously the effectiveness of ERP in reducing both anxiety and depressive symptoms in adults with OCD.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Participants and procedure<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In a randomized controlled trial at Razi Clinic, Tabriz, Iran (April 2022\u2013May 2023), 50 adults (18-60 years) meeting DSM-5 criteria for OCD were recruited and randomly assigned to either an ERP intervention group or a wait-list control group (n = 25 each). Both groups completed the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) at baseline and after intervention. The ERP group received eight weekly 90-minute sessions. Data were analyzed using analysis of covar-iance (ANCOVA), controlling for baseline scores.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The ERP group demonstrated a significant reduction in anxiety scores, decreasing from 33.80\u202f\u00b1\u202f4.15 to 24.24\u202f\u00b1\u202f3.80 after treatment (p = .030), and in depression scores from 31.15\u202f\u00b1\u202f3.20 to 17.44\u202f\u00b1\u202f3.60 (p &lt; .001). These improvements likely reflect ERP\u2019s capacity to decrease avoidance behaviors and enhance emotion regulation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>ERP is an effective evidence-based intervention not only for OCD\u2019s core symptoms but also for co-occurring anxiety and depression. 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