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Hysterical conversion and dissociation arising as a complication of behavioural psychotherapy treatment of obsessive‐compulsive neurosis
Author(s) -
Bartlett Ann E. A.,
Drummond Lynne M.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
british journal of medical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.102
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 2044-8341
pISSN - 0007-1129
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1990.tb01604.x
Subject(s) - neurosis , psychotherapist , psychology , dissociation (chemistry) , psychoanalysis , psychiatry , chemistry
The case history of a patient with obsessive‐compulsive disorder who developed hysterical conversion and dissociative symptoms during exposure treatment is described. The theoretical implications of this finding are discussed.