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Cognitive-behavioral treatment of repugnant obsessionsChristine Purdon
University of Waterloo, Department of Psychology, Ontario, Canada
J Clin Psychol 60:1169-80. 2004..Repugnant obsessions are highly amenable to treatment; but developing an idiographic conceptualization of the client's obsessive-compulsive cycle is important. Treatment resources are presented throughout...
Non-erotic thoughts and sexual functioningChristine Purdon
Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
Arch Sex Behav 40:891-902. 2011..However, positive interpretations were predicted by sexual functioning. Results were discussed in terms of their theoretical and clinical implications...- Verbal repetition in the reappraisal of contamination-related thoughtsChris Watson
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
Behav Cogn Psychother 38:337-53. 2010..e. until semantic satiation is achieved). The present two studies examined whether VR is more effective than brief imaginal exposure (IE) and no intervention (CONT) in the reappraisal of contamination-related thoughts... - Thought dismissability in obsessive-compulsive disorder versus panic disorderChristine Purdon
Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
Behav Res Ther 49:646-53. 2011.... - Non-erotic thoughts, attentional focus, and sexual problems in a community sampleAndrea L Nelson
Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Arch Sex Behav 40:395-406. 2011..Together, these data support the cognitive interference mechanism implicated by Barlow's causal model of sexual dysfunction and have implications for the treatment of sexual problems... - Empirical investigations of thought suppression in OCDChristine Purdon
Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont, Canada N2L 3G1
J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry 35:121-36. 2004..Thus, there is support in this work for key tenets of cognitive-behavioural models of OCD. Suggestions for future research directions are offered... - Thought suppression and its effects on thought frequency, appraisal and mood state in individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorderChristine Purdon
Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont, Canada N2L 3G1
Behav Res Ther 43:93-108. 2005..These findings suggest that interpretations regarding failures in thought control may be of central importance in understanding obsessional problems... - The effects of trait and state anxiety on attention to emotional images: An eye-tracking studyLeanne Quigley
a Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Cogn Emot 26:1390-411. 2012..The implications of these results for future research, models of anxiety-related information processing, and clinical interventions for anxiety are discussed... - Why are some obsessions more upsetting than others?Karen Rowa
Anxiety Treatment and Research Centre, St Joseph s Healthcare, Hamilton, Ont, and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Canada
Behav Res Ther 43:1453-65. 2005..Results support cognitive theories in that the strength and nature of appraisal appears to be linked with the distress associated with a thought, and more upsetting thoughts are those that have implications for a person's sense of self... - Office-based vs home-based behavioral treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder: a preliminary studyKaren Rowa
Anxiety Treatment and Research Centre, St Joseph s Healthcare, Hamilton, Ont, Canada
Behav Res Ther 45:1883-92. 2007..There were no differences in efficacy between the home-based and office-based treatment for OCD. Implications of these findings are discussed...