Beyond Reasonable Doubt: Reasoning Processes in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Related Disorders

Preface.

Foreword by Paul M.G. Emmelkamp.

Acknowledgments.

1 Cognitive Approaches to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: An Overview.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

Cognitive Approaches to OCD.

Intrusions and Inferences in OCD.

Phobic and Non-Phobic Models of Development in OCD.

Treatment Considerations.

Conclusion.

2 Reasoning in Everyday Life.

Formal Logic and Informal Thinking.

Making Sense of the Senses.

3 Reasoning and Narrative.

Conversation and Conviction.

Inference and Imagination.

Conclusion.

4 Reasoning and Psychopathology.

Reasoning in Clinical Populations.

Reasoning Therapy.

General Conclusion.

5 An Inference-Based Approach to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

Clinical and Phenomenological Investigations into Inferential Confusion.

Critical Concepts in an Inference-Based Model.

Psychometric Measurement of Inferential Confusion.

Experimental Studies of Inferential Confusion.

Clinical Trials of an Inference-Based Approach to Therapy (IBA).

Conclusion.

6 Using the IBA Treatment Manual.

Introduction to Treatment.

Step-by-Step Program.

Common Queries from Clients.

Troubleshooting Guide.

Case Studies.

7 Future Directions.

IBA and Other Cognitive Therapy.

Future Development in IBA.

A Final Comment.

Appendix 1: Overview of Our Treatment Program for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

Appendix 2: Worksheets, Exercise Sheets and Training Cards.

Appendix 3.

Appendix 4.

References.

Index.