As observed in other mental health difficulties, behavioural addiction is a complex construct
with several potential predisposing factors, which include biological factors (eg, genetic …

Purpose Although schema therapy has been predominantly applied to treat personality
disorders, interest into its application in other clinical disorders is growing. Central to …

Background Due to rumination and self‐criticism over unwanted obsessions and repetitive
rituals, shame is a common emotion experienced by individuals with obsessive–compulsive …

Background Behavioral addiction (BA) is a recent concept in psychiatry. Few studies have
investigated the relationship between BA and early maladaptive schemas (EMSs). EMS is …

The capacity of the Young Schema Questionnaire (YSQ) to predict psychopathology in
specific clinical groups has consistently produced mixed findings. This study assessed three …

Background Some studies have previously found that certain elevated early maladaptive
schemas (EMSs) are negative predictors for outcome for patients with obsessive-compulsive …

Abstract Introduction: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) reduces the quality of life and
is the fourth most common psychiatric disorder. Therefore, it is important to investigate the …

La existencia de esquemas maladaptativos tempranos (EMTs) es el concepto central de
Schema Therapy (ST). Varios estudios han demostrado que los EMS están involucrados en …

Background This study extends previous research by exploring whether changes in
obsessive beliefs and metacognitions that were associated with changes in obsessive …

Objective: The close link between obsessive symptomatology, guilt and inflated
responsibility is well documented, although one might suppose that guilt sensitiveness and …