What makes an obsession? A systematic‐review and meta‐analysis on the specific characteristics of intrusive cognitions in OCD in comparison with other clinical and non‐clinical populations
Abstract:The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 5th ed. defines obsessions in obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) as frequent, persistent, intrusive, unwanted thoughts that provoke anxiety and distress and lead to attempts to neutralize them with either thoughts or actions. However, no systematic review has yet evaluated characteristics that are specific to obsessions occurring in OCD. The aim of the current systematic review and meta‐analysis was to investigate the specific features of obsessions occurring in OCD by co… Show more
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