Imagery special issue: intrusive images and memories of earlier adverse events in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder.

Journal article

Mental imagery is increasingly considered to be an important feature in anxiety disorders. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of mental images in obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and their possible association with earlier adverse events. A consecutive sample of 37 patients with OCD admitted to a specialist unit was interviewed using a semi-structured interview. Thirty (81%) patients with OCD reported mental images. Most images were either memories ...

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Authors: Speckens, A; Hackmann, A; Ehlers, A; Cuthbert, B

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Journal of behavior therapy and experimental psychiatry
• Volume: 38
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 411-422
• Publication date: 2007-12-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2007.09.004
• EISSN: 1873-7943
• ISSN: 0005-7916
• Language: English
• Keywords: Imagination; Humans; Adult; Female; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Questionnaires; Memory; Cognitive Therapy; Data Interpretation, Statistical; Interview, Psychological; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Male