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Vic Meyer was a British psychologist at the Middlesex Hospital Medical School of the University of London (now UCL Medical School) and considered to be the spiritual father of case formulation,[1] an approach toward understanding complex psychiatric problems using learning principles as derived from the findings of scientific psychology and uniquely adapted to the individual case by means of the the experimental method[2] as a way to develop an effective intervention regimen.[3] Meyer is credited by the British Psychological Society for his influential work in creating case formulation[4] along with three other pioneers:[5] Hans Eysenck, Monte B. Shapiro,[6] and Ira Turkat.[7] Turkat, who coined the term, "case formulation"[8] credits Meyer as the primary creator of the substance of what is generally known today as case formulation,[9] a required core skill for all British psychologists as of 2011.[5]

Early in his career as a psychologist, in the mid 1960s, Meyer created the first successful psychological treatment for obsessive-compulsive motor rituals[10] known as Response Prevention - - today, a well established, scientifically validated treatment method used around the world[11] for children[12] and adults[13] so afflicted. Meyer devised this procedure from his analysis of animal studies on ritualistic behavior and then applied it to human cases, which at the time, were considered intractable.[14] The treatment procedure is known today as Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and its success clinically and scientifically has been summarized as "spectacular" by prominent psychology professor, Stanley "Jack" Rachman decades following Meyer's creation of the method.[15] Meyer was among the first psychologists to show that complex psychiatric problems could indeed be treated successfully by psychological methods.[16]

Meyer was the Founding President of the British Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Psychotherapies (originally known as the British Association of Behavioral Psychotherapy)[17] serving as its first president in 1972.[18] He also created the first behavior therapy training program in the United Kingdom, at the Middlesex Hospital.[19] In his day, Meyer was known as the top clinical trainer in behavior therapy in the United Kingdom.[20] Turkat, who worked with Meyer,[21] described him as the most fascinating interviewer he had ever seen, who not only attracted therapists from around the world to London to observe his interviewing and case formulation skills, but Meyer often traveled across the globe interviewing patients in front of audiences of mental health professionals to teach his case formulation approach.[22] Michael Bruch, who was trained by Meyer and is the authoritative expert on his contributions and career, described Meyer's clinical style as "electrifying."[23] Meyer's clinical demonstrations in front of audiences excited others' interest.[24]

Prior to becoming a psychologist, Meyer was an RAF pilot, his plane was shot down in France during the Second World War and he became a Prisoner of War.[15]

References

  1. ^ Bruch, M. (2015). Beyond Diagnosis: Case Formulation in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, 2nd Edition. Chichester, UK: Wiley. ISBN 978-1-119-96076-8.
  2. ^ Meyer, V. & Turkat, I.D. (1979). "Behavioral analysis of clinical cases". Journal of Behavioral Assessment.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Meyer, V & Chesser, E. (1970). Behavior Therapy in Clinical Psychiatry. Penguin Books.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Bruch, M. & Bond, F. (Eds.) (1998). Beyond Diagnosis: Case Formulation Approaches in CBT. Chichester, England: Wiley. ISBN 978-0471982227.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b "Good Practice Guidelines on the use of Psychological Formulation" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Monte Shapiro Obituary". 2000.
  7. ^ Turkat, I. D. (Ed.) (1985). Behavioral Case Formulation. New York: Plenum Publishing.
  8. ^ Johnstone, L. & Dallos, R (Eds.) (2013). Formulation in Psychology and Psychotherapy (2nd. ed). London, UK: Routledge. p. 10. ISBN 978-0415682312.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Turkat, I. D. (2015). Foreword To Beyond Diagnosis (Second Edition). Wiley.
  10. ^ NICE Clinical Guidelines, No. 31. National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (UK). Leicester (UK): British Psychological Society; 2006.
  11. ^ Richard, D. & Lauterbach, D. (Eds.) (2006). Handbook of Exposure Therapies. Waltham, MA: Academic Press. ISBN 978-0125874212.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ Herbert, M. (2006). Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology: From Theory to Practice, 3rd Edition. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. ISBN 978-0-470-01257-4.
  13. ^ Foa, E. (2010). "Cognitive behavioral therapy of obsessive-compulsive disorder". Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience.
  14. ^ Meyer, V. (1966). "Modification of expectations in cases with obsessional rituals". Behaviour Research and Therapy.
  15. ^ a b "Behavior Therapy for OCD: Its Origin".
  16. ^ Hill, O. (2002). "Edward Stewart Chesser". British Medical Journal.
  17. ^ "BABCP".
  18. ^ "The Development of BABCP".
  19. ^ BABCP News, November 2002, p.4
  20. ^ "Do you have information about Victor Meyer at the Middlesex Hospital?".
  21. ^ Turkat, I.D. & Meyer, V. (1982). The behavior-analytic approach. In P. Wachtel (Ed.) Resistance: Psychodynamic and Behavioal Approaches: Plenum.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  22. ^ Turkat, I.D. (2012). "Case formulation -- the heart of the matter". The Psychologist.
  23. ^ Bruch, M (2005). "Victor Meyer, Behaviour Therapy Pioneer and Founder of the British Association of Behavioural Psychotherapy". European Behaviour & Cognitive Therapist.
  24. ^ Butt, V. & Sedlack, Z. (1979). "When is a Behavioural Therapist not a Behavioural Therapist?". Behavioural Psychotherapy. doi:10.1017/S0141347300005218.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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