Paul Salkovskis

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Paul Salkovskis (* 1956 ) is a British psychologist and professor of clinical psychology and related sciences at the University of Bath , England. His theoretical groundwork and his development of practical therapy strategies are of central importance in modern psychotherapy , in particular in cognitive behavioral therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder and hypochondria .

Life

Salkovskis graduated from Kings College Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience in London in 1979 with a degree in clinical psychology . He then worked as a clinical psychologist in adult psychiatry and social psychiatry until 1985 . As part of a university research program, he researched the therapy of obsessive-compulsive disorder and health anxiety . The cognitive model of obsessive-compulsive disorder he developed has become fundamental to the understanding and psychotherapy of this disorder.

From 1985 to 2000 he conducted research on panic disorders at the University of Oxford . During this time he worked on theoretical, experimental and clinical applications of cognitive theory . He focused on therapy research in the field of anxiety disorders and hypochondria. His last title at the University of Oxford was Professor of Cognitive Psychology . During his time at Oxford he developed a great research interest in health aspects and the attribution of health.

From 2000 to 2010 he was Professor of Clinical Psychology and Scientific and Clinical Director at Maudsley Hospital for Anxiety Disorders and Tauma at the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Bath, England. In 2010 he was appointed director of the PhD Research Program in Clinical Psychology. Paul Salkovskis is nationally and internationally very networked in the research areas of his subject. Especially in the field of cognitive theory. There are international collaborations with a number of research centers, including a. in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Hong Kong, Morocco and the USA.

Cognitive model of obsessive-compulsive disorder

Salkovski's theory of the development of obsessive-compulsive disorder assumes that obsessive-compulsive disorder results from the negative evaluation of intrusive thoughts that occur from time to time even in healthy people and their (subsequent) avoidance. The avoidance of the occurring thoughts can be done cognitively or at the behavioral level. However, these avoidance reactions do not lead to the desired effects. The act of neutralization only leads to short-term relief, as the thoughts that triggered the behavior continue to impose themselves. The behavior is thus negatively reinforced in the short term . On the other hand, thought suppression has a paradoxical effect, since this strategy further intensifies the occurrence of thoughts (“ rebound effect ”).

Research priorities

  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder and its therapy
  • Health psychology
  • Hypochondria and its therapy
  • Specific phobias
  • Panic Disorders and Agoraphobias and Therapy

Works (selection)

  • F. Challacombe, PM Salkovskis, VB Oldfield: Break Free from OCD: Overcoming Obsessive Compulsive Disorder with CBT. Vermilion 2011.
  • PM Salkovskis (Ed.): Comprehensive Clinical Psychology. Vol. 6, Elsevier, 1998.
  • PM Salkovskis (Ed.): Frontiers of Cognitive Therapy. Guilford Press 1996.
  • K. Hawton, PM Salkovskis, J. Kirk, DM Clark: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychiatric Problems: A Practical Guide. Oxford University Press, 1989.
  • PM Salkovskis: Cognitive behavioral therapy. In: M. Barker, A. Vossler, D. Langdridge (Eds.): Understanding Counseling and Psychotherapy. SAGE Publications / Open University 2010.
  • J. Beskow, PM Salkovskis, A. Palm Beskow: Cognitive treatment of suicidal adults. In: D. Wasserman, E. Wasserman (Eds.): Oxford Textbook of Suicidology and Suicide Prevention: A Global Perspective. Oxford University Press, Oxford 2009, pp. 413-420.
  • PM Salkovskis, P. Waite, T. Williams: Issues and future directions in childhood OCD. In: P. Waite, T. Williams (Eds.): Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Cognitive Behavior Therapy with Children and Young People. Routledge, New York, NY 2009, pp. 136-150.
  • PM Salkovskis: Role of psychotherapy in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD): Past triumphs, current status and future directions. In: YC Janardhan Reddy, S. Srinath (Eds.): Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Current Understanding and Future Directions. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, India 2007, pp. 235-269.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Paul Salkovskis: "Cognitive behavioral therapy is not a perfect therapy, just the best that we currently have". In: behavior therapy, interview. 2008, accessed June 19, 2017 .
  2. ^ University of Bath, UK. Retrieved June 19, 2017 (English).
  3. ↑ PM Salkovskis, A. Ertle, J. Kirk: Obsessive- compulsive disorder. In: J. Margraf (ed.): Textbook of behavior therapy . Springer, Berlin 2000.
  4. ^ DM Wegner, DJ Schneier, SR Carter, TL White: Paradoxical effects of thought suppression. In: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 1987, 53, pp. 5-13. PDF file
  5. ^ Richard M. Wenzlaff, Daniel M. Wegner: Thought suppression . (PDF; 122 kB) In: Annual Review of Psychology. 2000, 51, pp. 59-91.
personal data
SURNAME Salkovskis, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British clinical psychologist and psychotherapy researcher
DATE OF BIRTH 1956