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The thesis comprises only my original work towards the PhD except where indicated in the Preface and due acknowledgment has been made in the text to all other material used.
Please note that a modified version of chapters 1 and 2 has been published in the Clinical Psychology Review. A modified version of chapter 5 has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Anxiety Disorders.
Doron, G., & Kyrios, M (2005). Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A review of possible specific internal representations within a broader cognitive theory, Clinical Psychology Review, 25, 415-432).
Doron, G., Kyrios, M., & Moulding (in press). Sensitive Domains of Self-Concept in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Further Evidence for a Multidimensional Model of OCD. Journal of Anxiety Disorders.
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