The use of computers in the assessment and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 917-929

  Lack, Caleb W ^a   Storch, Eric A ^b,c  

^a ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Computer; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

COGNITIVE BEHAVIORALLY BASED ASSESSMENT; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER (OCD);

MEDICAL COMPUTING;

EID: 39749198368     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2007.02.010     Document Type: Article

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