Name Stanley Rachman | ||
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Books Fear and courage, The Fear of Contamination: Assessm, The treatment of obsess, Obsessive‑Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder | ||
Stanley Rachman (born 1934) is a psychologist and is Professor Emeritus of the Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Personal life
Stanley Rachman is the father of author Tom Rachman and journalist Gideon Rachman.
Career
Professor Stanley Jack Rachman is one of the leading figures in the research and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and other anxiety disorders and remains highly active in both the research and treatment of OCD. His contributions and achievements have been recognized by several awards. Professor Rachman serves on multiple editorial boards and was Editor in Chief of Behaviour Research and Therapy for many years until his retirement. He remains a Consulting Editor to this academic journal. He has published books and hundreds of articles on obsessive-compulsive disorder and other anxiety disorders, recently proposing new cognitive models of and treatments for obsessions and compulsive checking, as well as proposing a revised conceptualization of the fear of contamination.
Rachman is currently Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Professional Practice Board of the British Psychological Society in 2009.