2024
Sexual orientation-themed obsessive-compulsive disorder in a lesbian woman: Phenomenology and implications for affirmative assessment and treatment
Schild S, Moore A, Mattera E, Fitzpatrick M, Entezar T, Fram G, Ching T. Sexual orientation-themed obsessive-compulsive disorder in a lesbian woman: Phenomenology and implications for affirmative assessment and treatment. Psychiatry Research Case Reports 2024, 3: 100211. DOI: 10.1016/j.psycr.2024.100211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual identitySexual orientation questionsObsessive-compulsive disorderInternalized homophobiaLesbian womenLGBTQ+ individualsAffirming careSexual orientationHeterosexual samplesCisgender womenAffirmative mannerLGBTQ+Orientation questionsHeterosexual patientsIntrusive doubtsCase exampleIdentityHomophobiaTransgenderWomenDanielleSexualityTherapy proceduresDisordersCommunity
2021
Disgust sensitivity mediates the link between homophobia and sexual orientation obsessive-compulsive symptoms
Ching THW, Rouleau TM, Turner E, Williams MT. Disgust sensitivity mediates the link between homophobia and sexual orientation obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 2021, 50: 452-465. PMID: 33475018, DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2020.1861083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOC symptomsObsessive-compulsive disorderDisgust sensitivityParallel mediation analysisObsessive-compulsive symptomsDisgust responsesIntrusive thoughtsRole of homophobiaMediation analysisCollege studentsHeterosexual college studentsPrevious researchMeasures of homophobiaFuture researchIndividual's lifeCurrent studySexual orientationClinical implicationsHomophobiaAggressionSymptomsResearchConstructsThoughtAttitudes