ABSTRACT
Several clinicians have already demonstrated the effectiveness of the thought-stopping technique with adults. In 1963 Taylor reported the exclusive use of thought-stopping to eliminate trichotillomania of 31 year duration with only 10 days of thought-stopping treatment. L. Gershman has successfully treated a transvestite fantasy using thought-stopping in combination with two other behavior therapy techniques; and T. Yamagami used four variations of thought-stopping to eliminate a color naming obsession of 8 year duration. This chapter presents a case study that demonstrates the effectiveness of yet another variation of the thought-stopping procedure. The case study involved a technique that has significant therapeutic potential with young patients. The ease with which standard thought-stopping was modified to fit the needs of a boy should encourage further experimentation by therapists involved in the treatment of childhood disorders.
