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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 39, Issue 3

July 1985

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Editorial

July 1985

Stanley Lesse, M.D.

Pages:297–300
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1985.39.3.297

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July 1985

The Obsessive Child: A Therapy Update

Paul L. Adams, M.D.

Pages:301–313
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1985.39.3.301

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Literature on treatment of childhood obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is reviewed and evaluated in order to present a therapy update of the disorder since 1973. Sixteen treatment reports show a move toward eclecticism that blends biologic as well as ...

July 1985

Short-term Dynamic Psychotherapy of Phobic and Mildly Obsessive-Compulsive Patients

Peter E. Sifneos, M.D.

Pages:314–322
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1985.39.3.314

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This paper reviews the psychodynamics of phobic and obsessive-compulsive symptoms of mild severity and describes the techniques of short-term anxiety-provoking psychotherapy which are used to treat phobic and mildly obsessive-compulsive patients. Academic ...

July 1985

Psychotherapeutic Management of Obsessive-Compulsive Patients

Leon Salzman, M.D.

Pages:323–330
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1985.39.3.323

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Psychotherapy of the obsessive-compulsive patient requires a modified psychoanalytic approach utilizing the concepts of a short-term therapy, which include focusing on relevant issues with limited goals. The therapist must be active, confronting, and must ...

July 1985

The Management of Patients in a Phobia Clinic

Manuel D. Zane, M.D.,
Doreen Powell, M.D.

Pages:331–345
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1985.39.3.331

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Management of people in this phobia clinic is based on a theory that phobias result from misinterpretations of the effects of a natural process that generates fear in responses to imagined dangers as in a nightmare. With support, guidance, exposure, and ...

July 1985

Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior, DSM-III, and a Psychodynamic Classification of Psychopathology

William N. Goldstein, M.D.

Pages:346–359
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1985.39.3.346

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This paper reviews obsessive-compulsive behavior, both neurosis and character, and relates these to DSM-III, as well as to a psychodynamic classification of psychopathology. The DSM-III obsessive-compulsive disorder and the classical obsessive-compulsive ...

July 1985

Epidemiology of Phobic and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders among Adults

Danielle M. Turns, M.D.

Pages:360–370
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1985.39.3.360

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Phobic and obsessive-compulsive disorders have long been believed to be infrequent in the general population and among persons in treatment. The most recent large-scale multicentered epidemiological study sponsored by NIMH shows startingly different ...

July 1985

The Topography of Agoraphobia

Wilfried De Moor, Ph.D.

Pages:371–388
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1985.39.3.371

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Findings from empirical research and clinical practice are comprehensively integrated into a topography oj the agoraphobic syndrome. The following topics are discussed successively: the agoraphobic syndrome (core mechanism and life pattern), the ...

July 1985

Puppets in Therapy: An Assessment Procedure

Eleanor C. Irwin, Ph.D.

Pages:389–400
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1985.39.3.389

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This paper discusses the use and value of spontaneous puppet stories in child assessment. A procedure is described and the emergent form and content of story material are examined. These projective data, in turn, are used to further understand the ...

July 1985

Sexually Abused Children and Adolescent Identity Development

Barbara Brooks, Ph.D.

Pages:401–410
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1985.39.3.401

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This study of 29 female adolescents revealed a history of sexual abuse in 18 of the subjects. Four of the girls had an incest history. Results from the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) rating scale revealed two distinct kinds of symptom profiles: the ...

July 1985

Group Therapy with Anorexic and Bulimic Patients: Implications for Therapeutic Intervention

Donald R. Inbody, M.D.,
Joanna Jones Ellis, Ph.D.

Pages:411–420
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1985.39.3.411

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The incidence of anorexia nervosa and bulimia has increased markedly during the last decade. Although numerous studies have appeared regarding the dynamics of the eating-disordered patient, few have attempted to link the unique pathology of these patients ...

July 1985

Psychodynamic Approach to Occupational Psychiatry: Comparative Case Studies and Review

Paul F. Giannandrea, M.D.

Pages:421–430
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1985.39.3.421

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Current approaches to occupation-related psychiatric disturbances emphasize “stress coping” with a focus on person/work-environment fit. Although this approach is useful as a primary prevention strategy, we will continue to see those who even in an ...

July 1985

Inpatient and Outpatient Group Therapy for Schizophrenic Patients

Nick Kanas, M.D.

Pages:431–439
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1985.39.3.431

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Group therapy is effective for both inpatient and outpatient schizophrenics. Homogeneous groups are preferred. Important technical issues include: encouraging contact with others; allowing limited expression of emotions; helping patients in reality ...

July 1985

Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Psychotherapy

Page:449
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1985.39.3.449

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Book Review

July 1985

Hypnotherapy of Pain in Children with Cancer

James M. Toolan, M.D.

Pages:440–441
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1985.39.3.440

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July 1985

The Common Secret: Sexual Abuse of Children and Adolescents

Marvin L. Blumberg, M.D.

Pages:441–442
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1985.39.3.441

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July 1985

Women Therapists Working with Women. New Theory and Process of Feminist Therapy

Judith Salle’ Yongue, M.D.

Pages:442–443
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1985.39.3.442

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July 1985

Psychotherapy East and West—a Unifying Paradigm

Bernard D. Beitman, M.D.

Pages:443–444
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1985.39.3.443

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July 1985

Freud and Modern Psychology. Volume 2: The Emotional Basis of Human Behavior

Nathan Roth, M.D.

Pages:444–445
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1985.39.3.444

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July 1985

Alcoholism, Narcissism and Psychopathology

Hugh Mullan, M.D.

Pages:445–446
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1985.39.3.445

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July 1985

Intensive Psychotherapy of Alcoholism

Hugh Mullan, M.D.

Pages:446–447
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1985.39.3.446

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July 1985

Psychodynamic Group Psychotherapy

Martin Grotjahn, M.D.

Page:448
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1985.39.3.448

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Abstracts

July 1985

Abstracts of Forthcoming Articles

Page:500
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1985.39.3.450

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