What's broken with cognitive behavior therapy treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder and how to fix it

American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-86

  Bonchek, Avigdor ^a,b  

^a Jerusalem Center for Anxiety Disorders   (Israel)

^b NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Exposure response prevention; Obsessive compulsive treatment; Prescribing the symptom; Strategic behavior therapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 65349130535     PISSN: 00029564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2009.63.1.69     Document Type: Article

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