Maladaptive Consequences of Mental Intrusions with Obsessive, Dysmorphic, Hypochondriac, and Eating-disorders Related Contents: Cross-cultural Differences

Pascual-Vera B., Akin B., Belloch A., Bottesi G., Clark D. A., Doron G., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY, vol.22, no.1, 2022 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 22 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2021.100275
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, Psicodoc, Psycinfo, Directory of Open Access Journals, DIALNET
  • Keywords: Obsessive-Compulsive spectrum disorders, Illness anxiety, Eating disorders, Cross-cultural study, Unwanted mental intrusions, Cross-sectional study, THOUGHTS, INDIVIDUALS, OCD
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background/Objective: Unwanted mental intrusions (UMIs) with contents related to Obsessive-Compulsive 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 a cross-cultural perspective, the cognitive-behavioral postulates of the maladaptive consequences of having UMIs.