Use of Behavior Modification Techniques Toward Reduction of Hallucinatory Behavior: A Case Study

Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis: A Status Report

“…Until recently, evidence concerning the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural treatments of psychosis could only be found in case reports and simple pre-post test designs (for example, [41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52]. Over the past 5 years, however, there have been several reports of controlled trials designed to evaluate cognitive-behavioural intervention packages or programs for psychosis ( Table I).…”

Self-control in Schizophrenia

“…Nydegger (1972) reports a similar case in which assertion training was used to reduce social anxiety antecedent to delusional behaviour. Alumbaugh (1971), with a 53-year-old male who chronically exhibited psychotic hallucinations and withdrawal, successfully used a treatment program of self-management and systematic desensitisation to enable the client to quit smoking, which had been identified as an antecedent to hallucinations. In cases reported by Falloon and Talbot (1981), where hypoarousal was recognised as associated with the onset of hallucinations, symptoms were reduced by physical exercise.…”

The modification of auditory hallucinations

“…, or engaging in social conversations (Alford & Turner, 1976;Alumbaugh, 1971;Anderson & Alpert, 1974;Slade, 1974;Turner et al, 1977).…”