Imagery techniques involve the mental generation of perceptual experiences in the absence
of external perceptual stimulation. Such techniques are used for many purposes in …

INTRODUCTION: Evidence suggests that negative self imagery plays an important role in
social anxiety disorder (SAD) as a maintaining factor, and that early memories of traumatic …

This paper provides a historical perspective on the recent increase in the clinical application
of imagery techniques to restructure systems of implicational meaning that drive emotional …

Negative mental images in social anxiety disorder (SAD) are often rooted in
autobiographical memories of formative, distressing life events. In the present study, 25 …

Novel adjunct psychological techniques are needed for the large number of patients with
OCD who remain symptomatic despite the effective implementation of standard evidence …

We tested whether the effectiveness of imaginal exposure (IE) treatment for posttraumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) was enhanced by combining IE with imagery rescripting (IE+ IR). It …

Apart from a few, encouraging, single-case studies, evidence of imagery-based mnemonics
for the rehabilitation of memory in brain-damaged individuals is sparse. The literature …

Background and objectives The majority of patients with social phobia reports experiencing
negative images, usually linked to memories of earlier aversive social experiences. Several …