Full Description
First published in 1974, Obsessional States is a collection of original papers by clinical psychologists and psychiatrists that gave a comprehensive survey of thought on significant aspects of obsessional neuroses at the time. The symptoms of patients suffering from this kind of disorder are discussed in the light of contemporary theoretical frameworks, and the outcome of various treatments is examined.
There was much still to be learnt about obsessional disorders, and it was hoped that by reviewing the current evidence available and at the same time offering new information on the subject, the book would act as a stimulus to further research. Today it can be read in its historical context.
Contents
List of Contributors. Part One: Clinical and Psychometric Descriptions 1. Approaches to Understanding Obsessional States H. R. Beech 2. The Natural History of Obsessional Neurosis Alan Black 3. The Clinical Problem Peter G. Mellett 4. Psychometric Studies of Obsessional Illness and Obsessional Personality P. D. Slade. Part Two: Theory and Experiment 5. Toward a Theory of Obsessional Disorder H. R. Beech and J. Perigault 6. Decision-Making, Mood States and Ritualistic Behaviour Among Obsessional Patients H. R. Beech and Andrée Liddell 7. Displacement Activity as a Form of Abnormal Behaviour in Animals H. C. Holland 8. Thinking and the Obsessional Fay Fransella 9. Learning Models of Obsessional-Compulsive Disorder John D. Teasdale Part Three: Therapeutic Approaches 10. The Behavioural Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders V. Meyer, R. Levy and A. Schnurer 11. Psychotherapy and Obsessional Disorders Robert Cawley 12. Physical Treatments in Obsessional Disorders M. Sternberg. References. Index.
