An evolutionary hypothesis for obsessive compulsive disorder: A psychological immune system?

Behavioural Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 245-250

  Abed, Riadh T ^a   De Pauw, Karel W ^b  

^a ROTHERHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Darwinism; Evolutionary psychology; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Post traumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COMPULSION; EMOTION; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; OBSESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RISK;

EID: 0032230756     PISSN: 09534180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/1999/657382     Document Type: Article

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