@article{ref1,
title="Selective attention in obsessive-compulsive disorder",
journal="Journal of abnormal psychology",
year="1999",
author="Clayton, I. C. and Richards, J. C. and Edwards, C. J.",
volume="108",
number="1",
pages="171-175",
abstract="Recent information-processing studies have suggested that a selective attention deficit may be involved in the symptomatology of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). In this study, individuals diagnosed with OCD were distinguished from those with panic disorder and from control participants by their relatively poorer performance on a series of psychometric tasks of selective attention. These results are interpreted as supporting the hypothesis of a diminished ability of people with OCD to selectively ignore competing external (sensory) and internal (cognitive) stimuli, especially intrusive thoughts.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0021-843X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}