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The use of revised habituation in the treatment of obsessive—compulsive disorders
Author(s) -
Roth Anthony D.,
Church John A.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
british journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0144-6657
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1994.tb01112.x
Subject(s) - habituation , psychology , obsessive compulsive , psychotherapist , intervention (counseling) , anxiety disorder , clinical psychology , psychiatry , anxiety
The effectiveness of the technique of revised habituation (Salkovskis & Westbrook, 1989) has received limited attention in the literature. This paper describes a clinical example which demonstrates both the utility and power of this intervention in complex cases of obsessive‐compulsive disorder.