Specificity of disgust vulnerability in the distinction and treatment of OCD

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1236-1242

  Olatunji, Bunmi O ^a   Tart, Candyce D ^b   Ciesielski, Bethany G ^a   McGrath, Patrick B ^c   Smits, Jasper A J ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Compulsive disorder; Disgust; Mediation; Obsessive ; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISGUST; EMOTION; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPENSITY SCORE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 80051669769     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2011.01.018     Document Type: Article

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