Inferential confusion, obsessive beliefs, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms: A replication and extension

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 746-752

  Wu, Kevin D ^a   Aardema, Frederick ^b,c   O'Connor, Kieron P ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE FERNAND SEGUIN   (Canada)

^c Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

ICQ EV; Inferential confusion; OBQ 44; Obsessive beliefs; Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSESSION; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OBSESSIVE BEHAVIOR; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 67349204067     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2009.02.017     Document Type: Article

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