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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 SymptomsObsessive Behavior

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2016
2016
Body Image, Eating Disorders and Role of Media among Indian Adolescents
Background: Undue concern about one’s body image is one of the psychological problems. Body image concerns are on the rise among… 
2013
2013
Managing Obsessive Thoughts During Brief Exposure: An Experimental Study Comparing Mindfulness-Based Strategies and Distraction in Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder
In mindful meditation, negative thoughts such as obsessive thoughts are observed simply as mental events that come and go, rather… 
2012
2012
Blood Levels of Serotonin Are Differentially Affected by Romantic Love in Men and Women
People who are in love think about their beloved the whole day, which is supposed to be associated with serotonin. The research… 
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.
OBJECTIVE Anorexia nervosa is associated with high mortality, morbidity, and treatment costs. Olanzapine, an atypical… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Fight Fire with Fireflies! Association Splitting: A Novel Cognitive Technique to Reduce Obsessive Thoughts
A novel cognitive technique, termed "association splitting", aimed at reducing obsessive thoughts, is introduced. Association… 
2004
2004
Private Self-Consciousness Factors: Relationships With Need for Cognition, Locus of Control, and Obsessive Thinking in Iran and the United States
The authors measured Internal State Awareness (ISA) and Self-Reflectiveness (SR) factors from the Private Self-Consciousness… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Cognitive-behavioral treatment of obsessive thoughts: a controlled study.
Twenty-nine patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder as diagnosed in accordance with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
What do patients do with their obsessive thoughts?
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… 
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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