Disgust propensity and contamination-related OCD symptoms: The mediating role of mental contamination

Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 77-82

  Melli, Gabriele ^a,b   Bulli, Francesco ^a   Carraresi, Claudia ^a   Stopani, Eleonora ^a  

^a Institute of Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology and Psychotherapy   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Disgust propensity; Fear of contamination; Mental contamination; Obsessive compulsive disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISGUST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL CONTAMINATION; MENTAL DISEASE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM;

EID: 84893508081     PISSN: 22113649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2014.01.002     Document Type: Article

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