Interaction of cognitive distortions and cognitive deficits in the formulation and treatment of obsessive-compulsive behaviours in a woman with an intellectual disability

By: Willner, Paul.
Contributor(s): Goodey, Rebecca.
Series: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities 19 (1) 2006: 67-73.Publisher: 2006Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): COGNITIVE THERAPY | OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER | INTERVENTION TECHNIQUESSummary: Describes the formulation and cognitive-behavioural treatment (CBT) of obsessive-compulsive thoughts and behaviours in a woman with an intellectual disability. Aimed to distinguish the cognitive deficits that reflect her disability from the cognitive distortions integral to her obsessive-compulsive disorder. Presents one account of the cognitive-behavioural interventions aimed at correcting the cognitive distortions, and a separate account of the modifications necessary to compensate for specific cognitive deficits, which include impairments not only of 'cognitive therapy skills', but also of aspects of memory and executive functioning skills.
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Describes the formulation and cognitive-behavioural treatment (CBT) of obsessive-compulsive thoughts and behaviours in a woman with an intellectual disability. Aimed to distinguish the cognitive deficits that reflect her disability from the cognitive distortions integral to her obsessive-compulsive disorder. Presents one account of the cognitive-behavioural interventions aimed at correcting the cognitive distortions, and a separate account of the modifications necessary to compensate for specific cognitive deficits, which include impairments not only of 'cognitive therapy skills', but also of aspects of memory and executive functioning skills.

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