An Evolutionary Hypothesis for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Psychological Immune System?
A new hypothesis is presented within the framework of evolutionary psychology that attempts to explain the origins of obsessive-compulsive disorder. It is suggested that obsessions and compulsions originate from the overactivity of a mental module that the majority of humans possess and has the func...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
1999-01-01
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| Series: | Behavioural Neurology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1999/657382 |
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