Role of perceived danger in the mediation of obsessive-compulsive washing

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 121-125

  Jones, Mairwen K ^a   Menzies, Ross G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Compulsive washing; Danger expectancies; Obsessive compulsive disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HAZARD; HUMAN; MALE; OBSESSION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST;

EID: 0031760935     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6394(1998)8:3<121::aid-da4>3.3.co;2-g     Document Type: Article

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