Monoideism in Psychiatry: Theoretical and Clinical Implications
- 1 April 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychiatric Association Publishing in American Journal of Psychotherapy
- Vol. 35 (2) , 235-243
- https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1981.35.2.235
Abstract
Monoideism—a one-sided preoccupation with a constrictive thematic content of thoughts—appears in a variety of psychiatric disturbances. The insistent preoccupying thoughts constitute a pattern of suggestive stimulation that appears to be similar to the rhythmic and repetitive instructions used to induce a hypnotic state. Specific maneuvers in the course of therapy are required to block the monoideistic rumination.Keywords
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