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| Published: March 25, 2016

The Effectiveness of Behaviour Therapy in Writer’s Cramp: A Case Report

Mahesh M M

Clinical Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry, Kannur Medical College, Anjarakandy, Kerala Google Scholar More about the auther

, Dr. Johnson Alex

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

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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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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