title: Clinical social work and obsessive compulsive disorder. A single-subject investigation.
abstract: Clinical research on the purely obsessional patient is considerably less developed than that for compulsive ritualizers or obsessive compulsives with mixed features. A single case investigation of exposure therapy in the treatment of obsessive ruminations is presented. Treatment involved exposing the patient to a variety of stimuli related to obsessional thoughts including reading, writing, and listening to such content. The patient's immediate response to treatment was favorable, with improvements being maintained at two-year follow-up.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Himle
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Thyer
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012949:Social Work, Psychiatric; D013850:Thinking