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| Published: March 25, 2016
The Effectiveness of Behaviour Therapy in Writer’s Cramp: A Case Report
Clinical Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry, Kannur Medical College, Anjarakandy, Kerala Google Scholar More about the auther
Head of the Department, Department of clinical psychology, KMC, Manipal, Karnataka Google Scholar More about the auther
DIP: 18.01.087/20160302
DOI: 10.25215/0302.087
ABSTRACT
42 years old male patient referred from neurology department, working as a teacher, educated up to MSc, premorbidly anxious personality, family history mental illness (first degree relatives), comes from MSES with presenting complaints of difficulty in writing or copying since seven years. Disability progressed and he was unable to write even a few words legibly and could not hold object which leads to anxiety and dependency. When the patient was examined at Neurology OPD, find out that he has normal sensory and motor nerve functions. The present treatment involved the use of Bahaviour therapy. The findings in this case is very encouraging and studies with large sample sizes can be considered for further conclusive evidence on the treatment of writer’s cramp.
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© 2016 I Mahesh M, J Alex
Received: January 12, 2016; Revision Received: February 16, 2016; Accepted: March 25, 2016
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ISSN 2348-5396
ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.087/20160302
10.25215/0302.087
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Published in Volume 03, Issue 2, January-March, 2016