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The Cross-Cultural and Transdiagnostic Nature of Unwanted Mental Intrusions; [Expresion Transcultural Y Naturaleza Transdiagnostica De Las Intrusiones Mentales No Deseadas] Publisher



Pascualvera B1 ; Akin B2 ; Belloch A1 ; Bottesi G3 ; Clark DA4 ; Doron G5 ; Fernandezalvarez H6 ; Ghisi M3 ; Gomez B6 ; Inozu M2 ; Jimenezros A7 ; Moulding R8 ; Ruiz MA9 ; Shams G10 Show All Authors
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  1. Pascualvera B1
  2. Akin B2
  3. Belloch A1
  4. Bottesi G3
  5. Clark DA4
  6. Doron G5
  7. Fernandezalvarez H6
  8. Ghisi M3
  9. Gomez B6
  10. Inozu M2
  11. Jimenezros A7
  12. Moulding R8
  13. Ruiz MA9
  14. Shams G10
  15. Sica C11
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Authors Affiliations
  1. 1. Department of Personality Psychology, Universidad de Valencia, Spain
  2. 2. Department of Psychology, Hacettepe University, Turkey
  3. 3. Department of General Psychology, University of Padova, Italy
  4. 4. Department of Psychology, University of New Brunswick, Canada
  5. 5. Department of Psychology, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, Israel
  6. 6. Aigle Foundation, Argentina
  7. 7. Department of Psychology and Education, Algarve University, Portugal
  8. 8. Department of Psychology, Deakin University, Australia
  9. 9. Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia UNED, Spain
  10. 10. Department of Psychiatry, Tehran University of Medical Science, Roozbeh Hospital, Iran
  11. 11. Department of Human Health Science, University of Firenze, Italy

Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology Published:2019


Abstract

Background/Objective: Unwanted mental intrusions (UMIs), typically discussed in relation to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), are highly prevalent, regardless of the specific nationality, religion, and/or cultural context. Studies have also shown that UMIs related to Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), Illness anxiety/Hypochondriasis (IA-H), and Eating Disorders (EDs)are commonly experienced. However, the influence of culture on these UMIs and their transdiagnostic nature has not been investigated. Method: Participants were 1,473 non-clinical individuals from seven countries in Europe, the Middle-East, and South America. All the subjects completed the Questionnaire of Unpleasant Intrusive Thoughts, which assesses the occurrence and discomfort of four UMI contents related to OCD, BDD, IA-H, and EDs, and symptom questionnaires on the four disorders. Results: Overall, 64% of the total sample reported having experienced the four UMIs. The EDs intrusions were the most frequently experienced, whereas hypochondriacal intrusions were the least frequent but the most disturbing. All the UMIs were significantly related to each other in frequency and disturbance, and all of them were associated with clinical measures of OCD, BDD, IA-H, and EDs. Conclusions: UMIs are a common phenomenon across different cultural contexts and operate transdiagnostically across clinically different disorders. © 2019 Asociacion Espanola de Psicologia Conductual
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