The effect of physical cleaning on threatened morality in individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder

Clinical Psychological Science

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 224-229

  Reuven, Orna ^a   Liberman, Nira ^a   Dar, Reuven ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cleaning; Embodiment; Morality; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Washers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894077573     PISSN: 21677026     EISSN: 21677034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2167702613485565     Document Type: Article

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