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Behaviour Therapy as Self-Control

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Current Themes in Psychiatry 2

Abstract

Many psychiatric patients would like to help themselves. The spate of popular books which describe how to relieve tension, or dispel phobias, headaches and other nervous disorders bears witness to this. Despite this, psychiatrists have until recently done rather little to encourage such interests among their patients. It is true that there are information booklets which explain the nature of mental disorders. However, they are usually designed to encourage people in distress to seek expert help or intended to give relatives a better understanding of a patient’s problems. It is also true that patients are usually encouraged to take steps to help themselves but these efforts are usually thought of as ancillary to the main thrust of treatment which is seen to come from the therapist, whether this is a psychiatrist, a social worker, a psychologist or a nurse.

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© 1979 Raghu N. Gaind and Barbara L. Hudson

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Gelder, M.G. (1979). Behaviour Therapy as Self-Control. In: Current Themes in Psychiatry 2. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-04494-8_13

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