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Martin-Pichora, Andrea L.; Antony, Martin M. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2011
Olfactory reference syndrome (ORS) is characterized by a preoccupation with the belief that one's body emits a foul odor. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) was used to treat a woman in her 50s who presented in our outpatient anxiety disorders specialty clinic with ORS, accompanied by embarrassment, shame, distress, avoidance behavior, and social…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring, Measures (Individuals)
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Twohig, Michael P.; Whittal, Maureen L. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2009
This article presents the case of a 51-year old woman with obsessive-compulsive disorder. "Caroline" reported obsessions of harming people secondary to spreading her "bad energy," which is experienced as dust on her hands and in her mouth. To prevent harm coming to others she mentally "vacuums" the dust, creates…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Females, Adults, Case Studies