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7 - Neurocognitive Basis of Compulsivity

from Section 1 - Theoretical Foundations of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 December 2018

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Martijn Figee ,
Judy Luigjes ,
Anneke Goudriaan ,
Ingo Willuhn  and
Damiaan Denys
Edited by
Leonardo F. Fontenelle  and
Murat Yücel
Leonardo F. Fontenelle
Affiliation:
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Murat Yücel
Affiliation:
Monash University, Victoria
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A Transdiagnostic Approach to Obsessions, Compulsions and Related Phenomena , pp. 61 - 73
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