Contract Therapy in Obsessive-Compulsive Neurosis with Marital Discord
- 1 December 1973
- journal article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 123 (577) , 681-684
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.123.6.681
Abstract
This case report describes an apparently effective treatment of severe obsessional rituals which was carried out along with therapy of marital discord. Previous treatments directed towards the obsessional symptoms had little effect, but conjoint marital therapy produced marked improvement. The treatment consisted of asking each spouse to list the desired behaviour in the other; each then agreed to carry out a previously specified activity which the other desired.Keywords
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