Biopsychosocial etiology of obsessions and compulsions: An integrated behavioral-genetic and cognitive-behavioral analysis

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 174-186

  Taylor, Steven ^a   Jang, Kerry L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compulsions; Dysfunctional beliefs; Obsessions; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

EID: 79951544188     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021403     Document Type: Article

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