We need to start thinking about thinking: The impact of rumination on OCD symptom improvement in exposure and response prevention.
McNamara ME; Becker MS; Nota JA; Broos HC; Nadel MH; Krompinger J; Van Kirk N; Kuckertz JM · 2026 · Journal of anxiety disorders
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While rumination has been recognized in clinical settings as prevalent and problematic for individuals with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), its relationship to OCD symptom trajectories has been understudied. In a large sample of N =…
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Metadata source: Europe PMC · DOI 10.1016/j.janxdis.2026.103170