Stanley Jack Rachman (January 19, 1934 – September 2, 2021) was a South African-born psychologist who worked primarily with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and other anxiety disorders.[1] He spent much of his career based in the UK and Canada.
Career
Rachman worked primarily with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and other anxiety disorders.[1] His contributions and achievements have been recognized by several awards.[2] Rachman served on multiple editorial boards. He was the co-founder (with Hans Eysenck) and Editor in Chief of the journal Behaviour Research and Therapy until his retirement. He has published books and hundreds of articles on obsessive-compulsive disorder and other anxiety disorders, recently proposing new cognitive models and treatments for obsessions and compulsive checking, as well as proposing a revised conceptualization of the fear of contamination.
The Fear of Contamination: Assessment and Treatment (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Science and Practice) by Stanley Rachman (Paperback – Jun 22, 2006)
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: The Facts. Padmal de Silva and Stanley Rachman (Paperback – Dec 16, 2004)[5]
Anxiety (Clinical Psychology, a Modular Course) by S. Rachman (Paperback – Oct 28, 2004)
Panic Disorder: The Facts by Stanley Rachman and Padmal de Silva (Paperback – Mar 18, 2004)
The Treatment of Obsessions (Medicine) by Stanley Rachman (Paperback – Mar 13, 2003)
The Psychological Management of Chronic Pain: A Treatment Manual/ Second Edition by H. Clare Philips and Stanley Rachman (Paperback – 1996)
Fear and Courage by Stanley Rachman (Paperback – Sep 1989)
Psychological analysis of courageous performance in military personnel by Stanley J Rachman (Unknown Binding – 1986)
Obsessions and Compulsions by Ray J Rachman Stanley J & Hodgson (Hardcover – 1980)
Contributions to medical psychology (Medical psychology international) by Stanley Rachman (Hardcover – 1977)
The Meanings Of Fear by Stanley Rachman (Paperback – 1974)
Aversion therapy and behaviour disorders: an analysis [by] S. Rachman and J. Teasdale. Foreword by H. J. Eysenck by Stanley Rachman (Hardcover – 1969)
Phobias: Their Nature and Control by Stanley Rachman (Hardcover – Jun 1968)
Articles
Rachman, S. Betrayal: A psychological analysis 2010 Behaviour Research and Therapy 48(4):304-11
Rachman S, Wilson GT. Expansion in the provision of psychological treatment in the United Kingdom. Behav Res Ther. 2008 Mar;46(3):293-5.
Rachman S, Radomsky AS, Shafran R. Safety behaviour: a reconsideration. Behav Res Ther. 2008 Feb;46(2):163-73.
Rachman S. Unwanted intrusive images in obsessive compulsive disorders. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry. 2007 Dec;38(4):402-10.
Herba JK, Rachman S. Vulnerability to mental contamination. Behav Res Ther. 2007 Nov;45(11):2804-12.
Fairbrother N, Rachman S. PTSD in victims of sexual assault: test of a major component of the Ehlers-Clark theory. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry. 2006 Jun;37(2):74–93.
Fairbrother N, Newth SJ, Rachman S. Mental pollution: feelings of dirtiness without physical contact. Behav Res Ther. 2005 Jan;43(1):121-30.
Thordarson DS, Radomsky AS, Rachman S, Shafran R, Sawchuk CN, Ralph Hakstian A. The Vancouver Obsessional Compulsive Inventory (VOCI). Behav Res Ther. 2004 Nov;42(11):1289-314.
Rachman S. OCD in and out of the clinic. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry. 2004 Jun;35(2):207-8.
Radomsky, A.S., & Rachman, S. (2004). The importance of importance in OCD memory research. Invited paper in the Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 35(2), 137–151.
Radomsky, A.S., & Rachman, S. (2004). Symmetry, ordering and arranging compulsive behaviour. Behaviour Research & Therapy, 42(8), 893–913.
Thordarson, D.S., Radomsky, A.S., Rachman, S., Shafran, R., Sawchuk, C.N., & Hakstian, A.R. (2004). The Vancouver Obsessional Compulsive Inventory (VOCI). Behaviour Research & Therapy, 42(11), 1289–1314.
Radomsky, A.S., Rachman, S., & Hammond, D. (2001). Memory bias, confidence and responsibility in compulsive checking. Behaviour Research & Therapy, 39(7), 813–822.