The relationship between anxiety sensitivity and obsessive-compulsive symptom dimensions

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 891-896

  Wheaton, Michael G ^a   Mahaffey, Brittain ^a   Timpano, Kiara R ^b   Berman, Noah C ^a   Abramowitz, Jonathan S ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety sensitivity; Obsessive compulsive disorder; OC symptom dimensions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ANXIETY SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84856584166     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: 18737943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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