Behavioral treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder in African Americans: Clinical issues

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 163-170

  Elaine Williams, K ^a   Chambless, Dianne L ^a   Steketee, Gail ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

African American minorities; Obsessive compulsive disorder; OCD

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ETHNIC GROUP; EXPOSURE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBSESSION; SHAME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0345698842     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7916(98)00004-4     Document Type: Article

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