Danger ideation reduction therapy (DIRT) for intractable, adolescent compulsive washing: A case study

Behaviour Change

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-65

  O'Brien, Margot ^a   Jones, Mairwen K ^b   Menzies, Ross G ^b  

^a ANZAC Research Institute   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; FLUVOXAMINE; RISPERIDONE; SERTRALINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BATH; BREATHING EXERCISE; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTAMINATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; SCORING SYSTEM; TIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4444366819     PISSN: 08134839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/bech.21.1.57.35974     Document Type: Article

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