Scrupulosity: A cognitive–behavioral analysis and implications for treatment

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• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

• Publication date

  2014-04-01

• Fields of study

  Psychology

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  DOI 10.1016/J.JOCRD.2013.12.007
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