Responsibility, thought-action fusion, and thought suppression in Turkish patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 308-317

  Yorulmaz, Orcun ^a   Karanci, A N ^a   Bastug, B ^b   Kisa, C ^b   Goka, E ^b  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Obsessive compulsive disorder; Responsibility; Thought suppression; Thought action fusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORALITY; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; RESPONSIBILITY; THINKING;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CULTURE; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MOTIVATION; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; THINKING;

EID: 41349089904     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20460     Document Type: Article

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