The psychological treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 407-416

  Abramowitz, Jonathan S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive therapy; Cognitive behavioural therapy; Exposure; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Psychological treatment; Response prevention; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; NONHUMAN; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745978117     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370605100702     Document Type: Review

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