A Pilot Test of the Additive Benefits of Physical Exercise to CBT for OCD

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 328-340

  Rector, Neil A ^a,b   Richter, Margaret A ^a,b   Lerman, Bethany ^a   Regev, Rotem ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

cognition; cognitive behavioural therapy; exercise; obsessive compulsive disorder; outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930869364     PISSN: 16506073     EISSN: 16512316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2015.1016448     Document Type: Article

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