A cognitive theory of obsessions

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 793-802

  Rachman, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; DRIVE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IMAGINATION; MENTAL HEALTH; OBSESSION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; THEORY; THINKING; THOUGHT DISORDER; TREATMENT INDICATION;

COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMANS; OBSESSIVE BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; THINKING;

EID: 0030874089     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7967(97)00040-5     Document Type: Article

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