Objective Fear of moral guilt and conseque: nt increased attention to personal actions and
intentions are the main ingredients of the self-criticism in patients suffering from obsessive …

People with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are often indecisive, yet the factors
driving that indecisiveness are not well-understood. Meanwhile, research suggests that fear …

In line with the Appraisal Theories of Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder (OCD), in this review
we present some experiments aimed at demonstrating the role of fear of guilt in OCD. What …

Background: Guilt appears to be a factor that may increase the severity of obsessive-
compulsive disorder (OCD), and negatively impact the treatment outcome of this disorder …

Background and objectives The emotion of guilt plays a pivotal role in the genesis and
maintenance of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). But what kind of guilt do OC …

Background: Clinical observations suggest that many patients with obsessive-compulsive
disorder (OCD) suffer from severe feelings of guilt. These observations, which are consistent …

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a prevalent mental disorder characterized by
intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and ensuing rituals (compulsions). Although OC patients …

Although some studies have found that guilt may precede, motivate, or be a consequence of
obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), the relationship between guilt and OCD has been …

Objective: Two kinds of guilt feelings have been postulated: altruistic and deontological. The
latter seems to play a role in the genesis and maintenance of Obsessive-Compulsive …

The study was designed to test the hypothesis that indirect inhibition of the insula via
cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) would decrease disgust and moral …