ABSTRACT The recommended treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is cognitive behavior ... more ABSTRACT The recommended treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) incorporating exposure and response prevention (ERP), which is effective for approximately 50% of patients. However, there has been little advance in treatment outcomes since the introduction of ERP in 1979. It has been suggested that some progress can be made in treating contamination obsessions and washing compulsions by addressing feelings of dirtiness and contamination that arise without physical contact with a tangible contaminant. To date, the treatment of these “mental contamination” fears in OCD has not been systematically explored. This paper reports on a case series of 12 participants with OCD who received 10 to 20 sessions of a CBT-based treatment for mental contamination. At the end of treatment, 7 participants no longer met the diagnostic criteria for OCD and mental contamination and these gains were maintained at 6-month follow-up. The clinical implications of these findings are discussed.
... By PATRICIA GILLAN and S. RACHMAN The investigation had three major aims. We attempted to rep... more ... By PATRICIA GILLAN and S. RACHMAN The investigation had three major aims. We attempted to repeat and extend the findings of the Gelder, Marks and Wolff (1967) study of the comparative efficacy of desensitization and psychotherapy in the treatment of phobic patients. ...
... to travel through Basingstoke a few months after treatment and although she felt contaminated... more ... to travel through Basingstoke a few months after treatment and although she felt contaminated for about 8 hr she managed to resist the urge to wash. Similar feelings occurred from time to time but were always resisted. One week after the 470 S. RACHMAN, IM MARKS and R ...
... One exception (Vogler, Lunde, Johnson and Martin, 1970) found contingent shock to be superior... more ... One exception (Vogler, Lunde, Johnson and Martin, 1970) found contingent shock to be superior lo random shockdelivery in producing abstinence in ... Quinn and Henbest (1967) also reported that of 10 alcoholics (out of a large series) who had been successfully averted to ...
Abstract In 10 patients with chronic obsessive-compulsive neurosis a controlled study was made of... more Abstract In 10 patients with chronic obsessive-compulsive neurosis a controlled study was made of the efficacy of 2 behavioural treatmentsmodelling and flooding. Both treatments produced significantly more improvement than did relaxation control treatment. Modelling ...
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ABSTRACT The recommended treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is cognitive behavior ... more ABSTRACT The recommended treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) incorporating exposure and response prevention (ERP), which is effective for approximately 50% of patients. However, there has been little advance in treatment outcomes since the introduction of ERP in 1979. It has been suggested that some progress can be made in treating contamination obsessions and washing compulsions by addressing feelings of dirtiness and contamination that arise without physical contact with a tangible contaminant. To date, the treatment of these “mental contamination” fears in OCD has not been systematically explored. This paper reports on a case series of 12 participants with OCD who received 10 to 20 sessions of a CBT-based treatment for mental contamination. At the end of treatment, 7 participants no longer met the diagnostic criteria for OCD and mental contamination and these gains were maintained at 6-month follow-up. The clinical implications of these findings are discussed.
... By PATRICIA GILLAN and S. RACHMAN The investigation had three major aims. We attempted to rep... more ... By PATRICIA GILLAN and S. RACHMAN The investigation had three major aims. We attempted to repeat and extend the findings of the Gelder, Marks and Wolff (1967) study of the comparative efficacy of desensitization and psychotherapy in the treatment of phobic patients. ...
... to travel through Basingstoke a few months after treatment and although she felt contaminated... more ... to travel through Basingstoke a few months after treatment and although she felt contaminated for about 8 hr she managed to resist the urge to wash. Similar feelings occurred from time to time but were always resisted. One week after the 470 S. RACHMAN, IM MARKS and R ...
... One exception (Vogler, Lunde, Johnson and Martin, 1970) found contingent shock to be superior... more ... One exception (Vogler, Lunde, Johnson and Martin, 1970) found contingent shock to be superior lo random shockdelivery in producing abstinence in ... Quinn and Henbest (1967) also reported that of 10 alcoholics (out of a large series) who had been successfully averted to ...
Abstract In 10 patients with chronic obsessive-compulsive neurosis a controlled study was made of... more Abstract In 10 patients with chronic obsessive-compulsive neurosis a controlled study was made of the efficacy of 2 behavioural treatmentsmodelling and flooding. Both treatments produced significantly more improvement than did relaxation control treatment. Modelling ...
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