ePrints

Exploring the role of external criticism in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A narrative review

Lookup NU author(s): Professor Mark FreestonORCiD

Downloads

Full text for this publication is not currently held within this repository. Alternative links are provided below where available.

Abstract

The concept of external criticism has been associated with different aspects of Obsessive Compulsive phenomena. The various threads of evidence highlight the potential role of criticism within different areas of the cognitive model of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) with often overlapping ideas. However, the fragmented nature of the findings makes it difficult to identify how or why criticism impacts on OCD. This review collates the existing findings and maps these onto the cognitive model of OCD to provide a better understanding of the potential role of criticism. It proposes criticism could play a role in OCD as a vulnerability factor, but also as a perpetuating factor. Furthermore potential research questions have been generated which could help inform future understanding. Future research should consider the complexity of the concept when defining criticism as well as developing methodological designs which could answer questions of causality. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Publication metadata

Author(s): Pace SM, Thwaites R, Freeston MH

Publication type: Review

Publication status: Published

Journal: Clinical Psychology Review

Year: 2011

Volume: 31

Issue: 3

Pages: 361-370

Print publication date: 26/01/2011

ISSN (print): 0272-7358

ISSN (electronic): 1873-7811

Publisher: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2011.01.007

DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2011.01.007

Share