
Published online:
01 January 2015
Published in print:
01 February 2013
Online ISBN:
9780190230050
Print ISBN:
9780199733668
Contents
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Case History Case History
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Brief Personal History Brief Personal History
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Psychological Principles Relevant to Understanding Cassie’s OCD Symptoms Psychological Principles Relevant to Understanding Cassie’s OCD Symptoms
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Assessment Strategy Assessment Strategy
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Case Formulation Case Formulation
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Treatment Planning Treatment Planning
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Nonspecific Factors in Treatment Nonspecific Factors in Treatment
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Potential Treatment Obstacles Potential Treatment Obstacles
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When Therapy Is Not Working When Therapy Is Not Working
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Problems with the Treatment Plan Problems with the Treatment Plan
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Problems with the Implementation of Exposure Problems with the Implementation of Exposure
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Problems with Excessive Reassurance-Seeking Problems with Excessive Reassurance-Seeking
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Family Accommodation Family Accommodation
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Ethical Considerations Ethical Considerations
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Exposure Therapy: Is It Ethical? Exposure Therapy: Is It Ethical?
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Working with Strictly Religious Patients Working with Strictly Religious Patients
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Common Missteps to Avoid in Treatment Common Missteps to Avoid in Treatment
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Inclination to Challenge the Obsessional Thought Inclination to Challenge the Obsessional Thought
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When Cognitive Therapy Becomes a Ritual When Cognitive Therapy Becomes a Ritual
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Termination and Relapse Prevention Termination and Relapse Prevention
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Assessing Treatment Outcome Assessing Treatment Outcome
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Continuing Care Continuing Care
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Preparing for Stressors Preparing for Stressors
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Conclusions Conclusions
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References References
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Chapter
9 Psychological Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: The Case of Cassie
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225–240
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Published:February 2013
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Abramowitz, Jonathan S., and Brittain Mahaffey, 'Psychological Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: The Case of Cassie', in William O'Donohue, and Scott O. Lilienfeld (eds), Case Studies in Clinical Psychological Science: Bridging the Gap from Science to Practice (New York , 2013; online edn, Oxford Academic, 1 Jan. 2015), https://doi.org/10.1093/med:psych/9780199733668.003.0009, accessed 3 May 2025.
Abstract
Chapter 9 covers the psychological treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and includes the case history, psychological principles relevant to understanding OCD symptoms, assessment strategy, case formulation and treatment planning, non-specific treatment factors, potential treatment obstacles, strategies for when treatment is not working, ethical considerations, working with strictly religious patients, common missteps to avoid in treatment, relapse prevention, and case conclusions.
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