Obsessive-Compulsive Neurosis after Viewing the Fetus during Therapeutic Abortion

197613 citationsJournal Article

Authors

W. Morton Feigenbaum · Wayne State University

Abstract

A case of obsessive-compulsive neurosis which developed in a young woman after she had viewed the fetus expelled during a therapeutic abortion with hypertonic saline is reported. The treatment, involving both psychodynamic psychotherapy and behavior therapy, illustrates the use and possible interaction of these therapies in the same patient.

Topics & Keywords

Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 30, Issue 4, pp. 666-674

DOI: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1976.30.4.666

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