Paradoxical interventions with people who insist on acting crazy.
This article describes the use of paradoxical interventions with patients who have had an impressive history of prior treatment failure. Six brief case studies are presented which illustrate different interventions such as: prescribing the symptom; restraining change; and using counterrituals. These interventions are explained on the basis of general systems theory.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D005260:Female; D006208:Halfway Houses; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012803:Sick Role; D012917:Social Adjustment