Pointing and the interference effect in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 222-229

  Dittrich, Winand H ^a   Johansen, Thomas ^b   Trotter, Kayleigh ^b   Dawes, Helen ^c   Kischka, Udo ^d  

^a FOM UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d OXFORD CENTRE FOR ENABLEMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive motor control; Interference effect; Motor stereotypy; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Pointing; Rigidity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STEREOTYPY;

ADULT; ATTENTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84877610208     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12040     Document Type: Article

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