Obsessive-compulsive symptoms: The contribution of obsessional beliefs and experiential avoidance

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 160-166

  Abramowitz, Jonathan S ^a   Lackey, Gerald R ^a   Wheaton, Michael G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

ACT; Cognitive behavioral; Experiential avoidance; Obsessive beliefs; Obsessive compulsive disorder

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CULTURE; ESCAPE REACTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58849137072     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2008.06.003     Document Type: Article

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