The quantification of doubt in obsessive-compulsive disorder

International Journal of Cognitive Therapy

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 188-205

  Aardema, Frederick ^a   O’connor, Kieron P ^b   Pélissier, Marie Claude ^b   Lavoie, Marc E ^b  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE FERNAND SEGUIN   (Canada)

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EID: 70350302139     PISSN: 19371209     EISSN: 19371217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/ijct.2009.2.2.188     Document Type: Article

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