title: Obsessive thoughts: the problem of therapy.
abstract: Eleven patients with obsessive thoughts were treated in two pilot studies. In the first of these patients were given thought-stopping, and this was contrasted with relaxation therapy. In the second study patients were treated by a technique described here as 'satiation', and this was followed by thought-stopping and finally a course of amitriptyline. The overall results were poor, but one type of obsessive thought responded well to satiation.
mesh_terms: D000639:Amitriptyline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003192:Compulsive Behavior / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009770:Obsessive Behavior / Q000628:therapy*; D012064:Relaxation Therapy; D012527:Satiation; D013850:Thinking
chemical_list: D000639:Amitriptyline