Abstract Treatment non-response, drop-out, and relapse have led researchers to examine if
issues related to the “self” contribute to obsessive-compulsive disorder. The present …

Background and objectives Over the past 25 years Mental Contamination (MC) has become
recognised as a distinct construct, particularly in relation to Obsessive Compulsive Disorder …

This communication explores unique characteristics of obsessive-compulsive disorder
(OCD) in the context of the current coronavirus pandemic. When do irrational fears of …

In recent years, cognitive‐behavioural models of OCD have increasingly recognized the
potential role of feared possible selves in the development and maintenance of OCD, while …

Previous research has highlighted the potential role of dysfunctional reasoning (ie
“inferential confusion”) and feared self-perceptions in the development and maintenance of …

Previous research has shown that vulnerable self‐themes and feared self‐perceptions may
play an important role in the development and maintenance of obsessive–compulsive …

Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is one of the most debilitating health conditions in
the world. There has been a vast amount of research into factors that increase the likelihood …

Mental contamination (MC) is an internal feeling of dirtiness without having any direct
contact with a contaminated object/person. Evoking feelings of pollution and a strong urge to …

Objectives The feared possible self refers to an imagined version of self that one is afraid of
being or becoming. Previous evidence has shown that dysfunctional reasoning (ie …

The cognitive-behavioral model of obsessive-compulsive disorder, along with several
contemporary theories, suggests that self-esteem is likely an important component of OCD …