An exploration of the cognitive mechanism underlying general risk-aversion in obsessive-compulsive disorder : the construction and validation of the multi-dimensional risk-assessment scale
Individuals with OCD avoid minor risks that are unrelated to their obsessive fears and this general risk-aversion is implicated in treatment failure and relapse. However, a lack of understanding of the cognitive biases driving general risk-aversion has hampered therapeutic efforts to address this pr...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Curtin University
2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1850 |