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Which clinical and demographic factors predict poor insight in individuals with obsessions and/or compulsions?

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Which clinical and demographic factors predict poor insight in individuals with obsessions and/or compulsions? / Elvish, Jennifer; Simpson, Jane; Ball, Linden J.
In: Journal of Anxiety Disorders, Vol. 24, No. 2, 03.2010, p. 231-237.

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Elvish, J, Simpson, J & Ball, LJ 2010, 'Which clinical and demographic factors predict poor insight in individuals with obsessions and/or compulsions?', Journal of Anxiety Disorders, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 231-237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2009.11.001

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Elvish, J., Simpson, J., & Ball, L. J. (2010). Which clinical and demographic factors predict poor insight in individuals with obsessions and/or compulsions? Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 24(2), 231-237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2009.11.001

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Elvish J, Simpson J, Ball LJ. Which clinical and demographic factors predict poor insight in individuals with obsessions and/or compulsions? Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 2010 Mar;24(2):231-237. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2009.11.001

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Elvish, Jennifer ; Simpson, Jane ; Ball, Linden J. / Which clinical and demographic factors predict poor insight in individuals with obsessions and/or compulsions?. In: Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 2010 ; Vol. 24, No. 2. pp. 231-237.

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