The spontaneous decay and persistence of mental contamination: An experimental analysis

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 90-96

  Coughtrey, Anna E ^a   Shafran, Roz ^b   Rachman, S J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contamination; Exposure and response prevention; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Washing

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; EXPOSURE AND RESPONSE PREVENTION; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; WASHING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MENTAL RECALL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOCABULARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885114199     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: 18737943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2013.09.001     Document Type: Article

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