The Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP) as a measure of obsessive beliefs in relation to disgust

Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science

Volumn 2, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 23-30

  Nicholson, Emma ^a   McCourt, Angela ^a   Barnes Holmes, Dermot ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Disgust; Implicit; Obsessive belief domains; Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878969568     PISSN: 22121447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcbs.2013.02.002     Document Type: Article

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