Maladaptive consequences of mental intrusions with obsessive, dysmorphic, hypochondriac, and eating-disorders related contents: cross-cultural differences

Background/Objective: Unwanted mental intrusions (UMIs) with contents related to ObsessiveCompulsive Disorder (OCD), Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), Illness Anxiety Disorder (IAD), and Eating Disorders (EDs) are highly prevalent, independently of the cultural and/or social context. Cognitive-behavioral explanations for these disorders postulates that the escalation from common UMIs to clinically relevant symptoms depends on the maladaptive consequences (i.e., emotions, appraisals, and control strategies) of experiencing UMIs. This study examines, from across-cultural perspective, the cognitive-behavioral postulates of the maladaptive consequences of having UMIs. Method: Non-clinical 1,473 participants from Europe, the Middle-East, and South America completed the Questionnaire of Unpleasant Intrusive Thoughts to assess the maladaptive consequences of experiencing highly disturbing OCD, BDD, IAD, and EDs-related UMIs.

Keywords

Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum disorders Illness anxiety Eating disorders Cross-cultural study Unwanted mental Intrusions Cross-sectional study

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/17268

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Elsevier

DOI

10.1016/j.ijchp.2021.100275

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