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Obsessions and compulsions

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In this article, the authors present Obsessions and Compulsions: Obsessions, compulsions, and compulsions in Behaviour Therapy: Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 116-117.
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(1981). Obsessions and Compulsions. Scandinavian Journal of Behaviour Therapy: Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 116-117.

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