Stanley Rachman
Stanley Jack Rachman (January 19, 1934 – September 2, 2021) was a psychologist and Professor Emeritus of the Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Career. Rachman worked primarily with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and other anxiety disorders. His contributions and achievements have been recognized by several awards. Rachman served on multiple editorial boards and was Editor in Chief of "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. Rachman was 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. Personal life. Stanley Rachman is the father of author Tom Rachman and journalist Gideon Rachman. Selected bibliography. Articles. Rachman, S. Betrayal: A psychological analysis 2010 Behaviour Research and Therapy 48(4):304-11