Psychometric properties of a behavioral test of contamination-related obsessive-compulsive symptoms

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 228-233

  Najmi, Sadia ^a   Tobin, Anastacia C ^a   Amir, Nader ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avoidance; Behavioral Approach Task; Contamination; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL APPROACH TASK; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CONTAMINATION; DEPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 84864716640     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: 15732819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-010-9332-0     Document Type: Article

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