The treatment of obsessive-compulsive neurotics by modelling and flooding in vivo

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Abstract

Five obsessive-compulsive patients were treated by modelling plus flooding in an attempt to replicate earlier findings with this method. The attempt succeeded and the present results are discussed in the light of the outcomes observed in the total series of 20 patients. Modelling and/or flooding produced significantly greater improvements than a relaxation (control) treatment. Improvement continued to 6 months follow-up. Ten other patients have been followed up for 2 yr so far and maintained their improvement. The magnitude of clinically-assessed change is satisfactory in most cases but some failures are noted. The search for prognostic indices was unsuccessful. Subject to reservations, we feel that the treatment method can now be used with routine cases.

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This research was supported, in part, by a grant from the Medical Research Council.

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