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. 1975 Oct;41(2):555-85.
doi: 10.2466/pms.1975.41.2.555.

Use of mental imagery in psychotherapy: a critical review

A A Sheikh, N C Panagiotou

Use of mental imagery in psychotherapy: a critical review

A A Sheikh et al. Percept Mot Skills. 1975 Oct.

Abstract

The paper presents arguments in favor of the use of mental imagery for therapeutic purposes. Several existing imagery approaches to psychotherapy are critically examined and suggestions for future inquiry are offered. The intimate relation between imagery and the affective-somatic processes is stressed.

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