Magical thinking in obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder and the general community

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 351-357

  Einstein, Danielle A ^a   Menzies, Ross G ^b  

^a SWAMHS Anxiety Treatment and Research Unit   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

magical thinking; obsessive compulsive disorder; Schizotypy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGIC; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PANIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO;

EID: 33745827763     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: 14691833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1352465806002864     Document Type: Article

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