Compulsive checking diminished when over-checking instructions were disobeyed

Four patients with obsessive-compulsive checking behaviour residual to previous successful treatment of other compulsive symptoms, were instructed in a behavioural technique designed along the lines of the “safety signals” hypothesis. They showed remarkable improvement in spite of the fact that they...

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Published inJournal of behavior therapy and experimental psychiatry Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 111 - 112
Main Authors Rabavilas, A.D., Boulougouris, J.C., Stefanis, C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.01.1977
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Summary:Four patients with obsessive-compulsive checking behaviour residual to previous successful treatment of other compulsive symptoms, were instructed in a behavioural technique designed along the lines of the “safety signals” hypothesis. They showed remarkable improvement in spite of the fact that they did not follow the instructions. Some hypotheses regarding the basis of the changes obtained are put forward.
ISSN:0005-7916
1873-7943
DOI:10.1016/0005-7916(77)90117-3