Pathological and non-pathological features of obsessive-compulsive disorder: Revisiting basic assumptions of cognitive models

Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 12-20

  Cougle, Jesse R ^a   Lee, Han Joo ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive model; Compulsions; Incompleteness; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Responsibility

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COGNITION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW;

EID: 84889054246     PISSN: 22113649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2013.11.002     Document Type: Review

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