Etiology of obsessions and compulsions: A behavioral-genetic analysis

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 672-682

  Taylor, Steven ^a   Jang, Kerry L ^b   Asmundson, Gordon J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compulsions; Diagnosis; Hoarding; Obsessions; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; OBSESSION; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 78649712799     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021132     Document Type: Article

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