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Published Online: 1982, pp. 143–286

Paradoxical Interventions with People Who Insist on Acting Crazy

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This article describes the use of paradoxical interventions with patients who have had an impressive history of prior treatment failure. Six brief case studies are presented which illustrate different interventions such as: prescribing the symptom; restraining change; and using counterrituals. These interventions are explained on the basis of general systems theory.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy
Pages: 214 - 222
PubMed: 7102841

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Published in print: 1982, pp. 143–286
Published online: 30 April 2018

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Joel S. Bergman, Ph.D.*

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Senior Faculty, The Ackerman Institute for Family Therapy. Mailing address: Suite 326, 80 East 11th St., New York, N.Y. 10003.

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