The mediating effects of misinterpretation of intrusive thoughts on obsessive-compulsive symptoms

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1471-1479

  Pleva, Jessica ^a   Wade, Tracey D ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intrusive thoughts; Mediation; Meta cognition; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Perfectionism; Responsibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPONSIBILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; THOUGHT DISORDER; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 33748803336     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2005.11.003     Document Type: Article

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