Magical thinking in obsessive-compulsive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 399-411

  West, Bonnie ^a,c   Willner, Paul ^b  

^a HYWEL DDA UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Psychology Department   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

generalized anxiety disorder; Magical thinking; obsessive compulsive disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PARAPSYCHOLOGY; PERSONALITY TEST; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REFERENCE VALUE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CULTURE; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PARAPSYCHOLOGY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960267883     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: 14691833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1352465810000883     Document Type: Article

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