A test of the cognitive theory of obsessions: Study of internal structure and validity of the obsessive beliefs questionnaire in Italian individuals

Cognitive Psychology Research Developments

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 65-94

  Dorz, Stella ^a,c   Novara, Caterina ^a   Pastore, Massimiliano ^a   Sanavio, Ezio ^a   Chiri, Luigi Rocco ^b   Sica, Claudio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c Casa di Cura Parco dei Tigli   (Italy)

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