2020
Association Splitting for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Systematic Review
Ching T, Jelinek L, Hauschildt M, Williams M. Association Splitting for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Systematic Review. Current Psychiatry Research And Reviews 2020, 15: 248-260. DOI: 10.2174/2352096512666190912143311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive behavior therapyObsessive-compulsive disorderAssociation splittingSelf-help interventionOCD symptomsFace cognitive behavior therapyStandard cognitive behavior therapySpecific OCD symptomsOCD symptom severityDifferent symptom dimensionsLarge effect sizesLanguage of administrationCognitive techniquesEase of comprehensionSemantic associationsSymptom dimensionsUnwanted intrusionsMajority of participantsSymptom severityComparison groupEffect sizeAppropriate comparison groupsSample characteristicsFuture studiesHigh acceptability
2017
Association splitting of the sexual orientation-OCD-relevant semantic network
Ching THW, Williams MT. Association splitting of the sexual orientation-OCD-relevant semantic network. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 2017, 47: 229-245. PMID: 28681684, DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2017.1343380.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociation splittingSO-OCDOCD symptomsEmotional valenceSexual obsessionsOverall large effect sizeNew cognitive approachWaitlist control groupSemantic networkSelf-help techniquesLarge effect sizesCognitive mechanismsCue wordsAssociation taskCognitive approachCognitive techniquesCompulsive disorderHeterosexual undergraduatesNeutral associationsAS groupEffect sizeFuture researchLittle researchObsessionValence