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Obsessions: an Experimental Investigation of Thought-stopping and Habituation Training

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 June 2009

H. Likierman  and
S. Rachman
H. Likierman
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 3AF
S. Rachman
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 3AF
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Several clinical deductions drawn from a 3-systems analysis of obsessions were tested in an experiment on 12 patients, each of whom received four sessions of habituation training or thought-stopping. The major predictions received only weak and inconsistent support. Moreover, the intrasession changes tended to fade in the inter-session intervals, and there were few signs of therapeutic advance.

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Research Article
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Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 10 , Issue 4 , October 1982 , pp. 324 - 338
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Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 1982

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