Use of Thought-Stopping and Self-Reinforcement in Treatment of Depression
- 1 June 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 38 (3) , 843-846
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1976.38.3.843
Abstract
A treatment method which combines thought-stopping and a program of self-reinforcement is described as it was applied to a case of mild depression. The use of thought-stopping significantly decreased the patient's level of negative self-statements while the use of operant methods substantially increased positive self-statements. However, due to the uncontrolled nature of this case study, alternate hypotheses could not be ruled out. Therefore, the present results should be interpreted with appropriate caution.Keywords
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