Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 2:13 pm Post subject: novel self-help technique to reduce obsessive thoughts
Dear forum members,
Our research group has been involved in the research and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) for many years. Since the end of 2005, we have been developing a new treatment method (association splitting), which aims at reducing intensity and frequency of obsessive thoughts. You can downlaod the manual cost-free via the following link:
http://www.uke.uni-hamburg.de/kliniken/psychiatrie/index_31780.php
In a pilot study (*see below) with 30 OCD patients we found an average reduction of obsessive-compulsive symptomatology of 26%, the strength of obsessive thoughts was reduced by 25%. After three weeks, during which the method was to be self-applied, up to 42% of participants showed a symptom decline of at least 35%. Thus, association splitting represents a promising treatment strategy for a substantial minority of patients. Since conducting our pilot study, we have further refined the approach. In future, we will especially focus on promoting the incorporation of our method into existing therapy programs.
The method is aimed at persons suffering from specific, that is, concrete obsessive thoughts (e.g. excessive concerns to contaminate others; uncertainty to have driven someone over by car accidentally; fear to cause catastrophe in the case of not putting things into a particular order or not making a certain prayer).
We rely on your feed-back to improve the technique and the comprehensibility of the manual. Please take the time to provide a feed-back at: moritz@uke.uni-hamburg.de (Dr. Steffen Moritz).
Best regards,
Dr. Steffen Moritz & Dr. Lena Jelinek
*Literature:
Moritz, S. Jelinek, L., Klinge, R. & Naber, D. (in press). Fight fire with fireflies! Association splitting: a novel cognitive technique to reduce obsessive thoughts. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy
Last edited by moritz on Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:35 am; edited 1 time in total
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Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 11:09 pm Post subject:
Interesting stuff. Relational Frame Theory (RFT) says we can associate anything with anything else. Which is why we can worry about almost everything. For a tutorial on RFT try www.relationalframetheory.com
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