We examined the presence of disordered thinking/perception in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Recently, an obsession model has been proposed, which classifies obsessions into two different subtypes: autogenous obsessions and reactive obsessions . Based on this model, we hypothesiz
Emotional burden in caregivers of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder
✍ Scribed by Ana Teresa de Abreu Ramos-Cerqueira; Albina Rodrigues Torres; Ricardo Cezar Torresan; Ana Paula Maranhão Negreiros; Caroline Nakano Vitorino
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 109 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1091-4269
- DOI
- 10.1002/da.20431
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