Bruce Mansbridge
Bruce Mansbridge (born April 20, 1945) is an American psychologist specializing in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). He was the founder and director of the Austin Center for the Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Austin, Texas, which is rated as one of the top ten OCD treatment centers in the world[1]. He retired in September 2019.
| Bruce Mansbridge | |
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| Born | April 20, 1945 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
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Early life and education[edit]
Born to Georgia Mansbridge and Ronald Mansbridge (sister Jane Mansbridge) in New York City, Mansbridge attended public schools in Weston, CT, graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1963, attended Reed College from 1964 to 1965, and received his B.A. summa cum laude from the University of Bridgeport in 1972 and his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Boston University in 1979.
Career[edit]
His early work focused on informing patients about the effects and side effects of medication by retrieving drug information through a telephone-based service for the public.[2][3][4][5]
Mansbridge specialized in innovative approaches to framing OCD symptoms. In one of them, he used several optical illusions, including the Shepard Tabletop Illusion, to demonstrate to clients how brains can persistently misperceive reality. He coined the term “emotional hallucinations” for the misperceptions underlying obsessive thoughts. These and other approaches appear in his The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Conquering Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (Penguin 2009).[6]
Mansbridge was President of the Capital Area Psychological Association, Austin, TX (2006), President of the Connecticut Behavior Therapy Association [now the Connecticut Association for Behavioral Analysis] (1996-99), and member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation [now the International OCD Foundation] (1999-present).
References[edit]
- ↑ "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Top 10 Treatment Centers". Newsmax. 2011-03-02. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
- ↑ Bryant, S.G., Guernsey, B.G., Doutré, W.H., Mansbridge, B., & Fisher, S. Public drug information: A telephone-based model for patient education. Drug Information Journal, 1985, 19, 7-12.
- ↑ Mansbridge, B. & Fisher, S. Public knowledge and attitudes about diazepam. Psychopharmacology, 1984, 82(3), 225-228.
- ↑ Fisher, S., Mansbridge, B., & Lankford, D.A. Public judgments of information in a diazepam patient package insert. Archives of General Psychiatry, 1981, 39, 707-711.
- ↑ Mansbridge, B. & Fisher, S. Preliminary findings on the effects of a patient package insert for Valium. Psychopharmacology Bulletin, 1981, 17(1), 173-174.
- ↑ Mansbridge, Bruce (2009). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Conquering Obsessive Compulsive Behavior: Simple Techniques That Will Tame Your Obsessive Tendencies. USA: Penguin. ISBN 1101058293. Search this book on
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