Mental pollution: Feelings of dirtiness without physical contact

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 121-130

  Fairbrother, Nichole ^a,b   Newth, Sarah J ^a   Rachman, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mental pollution; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MENTAL POLLUTION; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; SEXUAL CRIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; OBSESSIVE BEHAVIOR; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; SELF CONCEPT; SEX OFFENSES; TOUCH;

EID: 7544220660     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2003.12.005     Document Type: Article

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