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Obsessive thoughts
Known as:
Obsessive Thinking
A series of thoughts that are difficult to suppress and may be a consequence or cause of anxiety.
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Mental and Behavioral Signs and Symptoms
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2016
2016
Body Image, Eating Disorders and Role of Media among Indian Adolescents
M. M. Singh
,
Shradha S. Parsekar
,
Bhumika T.V.
Journal of Indian Association for Child and…
2016
Corpus ID: 43706110
Background: Undue concern about one’s body image is one of the psychological problems. Body image concerns are on the rise among…
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2013
2013
Managing Obsessive Thoughts During Brief Exposure: An Experimental Study Comparing Mindfulness-Based Strategies and Distraction in Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder
K. Wahl
,
Jan O. Huelle
,
B. Zurowski
,
A. Kordon
Cognitive Therapy and Research
2013
Corpus ID: 32257844
In mindful meditation, negative thoughts such as obsessive thoughts are observed simply as mental events that come and go, rather…
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2012
2012
Blood Levels of Serotonin Are Differentially Affected by Romantic Love in Men and Women
Sandra J. E. Langeslag
,
F. M. Veen
,
D. Fekkes
2012
Corpus ID: 30136851
People who are in love think about their beloved the whole day, which is supposed to be associated with serotonin. The research…
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Olanzapine in the treatment of low body weight and obsessive thinking in women with anorexia nervosa: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
H. Bissada
,
G. Tasca
,
A. Barber
,
J. Bradwejn
American Journal of Psychiatry
2008
Corpus ID: 9586953
OBJECTIVE Anorexia nervosa is associated with high mortality, morbidity, and treatment costs. Olanzapine, an atypical…
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Review
2007
Review
2007
Fight Fire with Fireflies! Association Splitting: A Novel Cognitive Technique to Reduce Obsessive Thoughts
S. Moritz
,
L. Jelinek
,
R. Klinge
,
D. Naber
2007
Corpus ID: 43945112
A novel cognitive technique, termed "association splitting", aimed at reducing obsessive thoughts, is introduced. Association…
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2004
2004
Private Self-Consciousness Factors: Relationships With Need for Cognition, Locus of Control, and Obsessive Thinking in Iran and the United States
N. Ghorbani
,
P. Watson
,
S. Krauss
,
H. K. Davison
,
M. Bing
Journal of Social Psychology
2004
Corpus ID: 39385967
The authors measured Internal State Awareness (ISA) and Self-Reflectiveness (SR) factors from the Private Self-Consciousness…
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Cognitive-behavioral treatment of obsessive thoughts: a controlled study.
M. Freeston
,
R. Ladouceur
,
+4 authors
A. Bujold
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
1997
Corpus ID: 40144706
Twenty-nine patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder as diagnosed in accordance with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of…
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
What do patients do with their obsessive thoughts?
M. Freeston
,
R. Ladouceur
Behaviour Research and Therapy
1997
Corpus ID: 29658041
1978
1978
Obsessive Thoughts: The Problem of Therapy
R. Stern
British Journal of Psychiatry
1978
Corpus ID: 33571983
Summary Eleven patients with obsessive thoughts were treated in two pilot studies. In the first of these patients were given…
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1973
1973
NEW APPROACHES TO THE TREATMENT OF OBSESSIVE‐COMPULSIVE DISORDERS
I. Marks
Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
1973
Corpus ID: 35469627
Obsessive-compulsive disorders have recently become treatable by newer psychological techniques. Compulsive rituals have…
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