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- Title
The expression of anger and its relationship to symptoms and cognitions in obsessive–compulsive disorder.
- Authors
Whiteside, Stephen P.; Abramowitz, Jonathan S.
- Abstract
We compared the association between obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) and the expression of anger in a sample of 71 patients and 71 college students. Some authors [Rubenstein et al., J Anxiety Disord 1995;9:1–9] have proposed that anger and hostility underlie the symptoms of OCD; however, there has been little empirical study of this relationship. One recent study [Whiteside and Abramowitz, Cog Therapy Res 2004;28:259–268] with college undergraduates found that the association between OCD symptoms and anger was attributable to depressive symptoms. In the present study, we compared the expression of anger in a sample of patients diagnosed with OCD and nonclinical volunteers. Consistent with the previous study, we found increased levels of anger in patients with OCD as compared to control participants; however, these differences could be attributed to between-group differences in general distress. These results were discussed within the framework of the cognitive theory of OCD. © 2005 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
- Subjects
OBSESSIVE-compulsive disorder; ANGER; COLLEGE students; MENTAL depression; EMOTIONS &; cognition
- Publication
Depression & Anxiety (1091-4269), 2005, Vol 21, Issue 3, p106
- ISSN
1091-4269
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/da.20066