Unwanted intrusive images in obsessive compulsive disorders.
The nature and content of intrusive images in obsessional compulsive disorders (OCD) are described. They are primarily visual, usually vivid, effortless, fully formed, of brief duration, and remarkably stable. The persistence and changes of the images are described and some therapeutic possibilities considered.
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Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada V6 T 1Z4. rachman@unixg.ubc.ca
D006801:Humans; D007092:Imagination; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*