Differential Effects of Psychotherapy and Behavioural Techniques in a Case of Acute Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- 1 August 1974
- journal article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 125 (585) , 181-183
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.125.2.181
Abstract
In this case study the effects of a number of behavioural methods together with psychotheraphy were evaluated in the treatment of an acute obsessive-compulsive condition. The results suggested that covert reinforcement may have some advantages over other techniques in the acute phase, since it allows the patient to develop self-control over the impulses that create the acute condition. Psychotherapy was found to be effective only at a later stage in treatment.Keywords
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