Faculty Articles
Title
A cognitive behavioral intervention for compulsive handwashing with a thirteen-year-old boy
ISBN or ISSN
0033-3085
Publication Title
Psychology in the Schools
Volume
20
Issue
2
Publication Date / Copyright Date
4-1-1983
First Page
219
Last Page
222
DOI Number
10.1002/1520-6807(198304)20:2<219::AID-PITS2310200215>3.0.CO;2-H
Abstract
Cognitive behavioral procedures have been shown to be effective in the treatment of adult obsessive-compulsive disorders. This article presents a case of successful treatment of compulsive handwashing in a thirteen-year-old boy through a cognitive behavioral intervention, showing the potential efficacy of these procedures with children for this type of behavior problem. The principal cognitive intervention was thought-stopping with which the child's obsessive ruminations were disrupted. Handwashing was reduced during treatment to fewer than six occurrences per day, and behavior change was maintained at follow-up 6 and 18 months after the intervention ended.
Disciplines
Medical Specialties | Medicine and Health Sciences
NSUWorks Citation
Ownby, Raymond L., "A cognitive behavioral intervention for compulsive handwashing with a thirteen-year-old boy" (1983). Faculty Articles. 32.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_com_faculty_articles/32
