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The Treatment of Urinary Frequency By Paradoxical Intention

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 June 2009

Michael W. H. Timms
Michael W. H. Timms
Affiliation:
Newcastle Hospital, Greystones, Co. Wicklow, Ireland
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Paradoxical instructions were presented to a 13-year-old male client presenting with urinary frequency associated with school attendance. This resulted in sudden change in frequency behaviour which was maintained at follow-up. This case study represents the first report of the application of paradoxical intention to the problem of urinary frequency, and an explanation of the treatment success is offered.

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Research Article
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Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 13 , Issue 1 , January 1985 , pp. 76 - 82
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Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 1985

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