OCD cognitions and symptoms in different religious contexts

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 401-406

  Yorulmaz, Orçun ^a   Gençöz, Tülin ^b   Woody, Sheila ^c  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Obsessive compulsive disorder; OCD cognitions; Religion; Religiosity

Indexed keywords

CHRISTIANITY; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISLAM; MALE; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60749135545     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2008.11.001     Document Type: Article

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