Spontaneous decay of compulsive urges: The case of covert compulsions

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 129-137

  De Silva, Padmal ^a   Menzies, Ross G ^b   Shafran, Roz ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Covert compulsions; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Spontaneous decay

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPULSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PROVOCATION TEST; RATING SCALE; STIMULUS;

EID: 0037301678     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7967(01)00132-2     Document Type: Article

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