The cross-cultural and transdiagnostic nature of unwanted mental intrusions

  1. Belén Pascual Vera 1
  2. Burcin Akin 2
  3. Amparo Belloch 1
  4. Gioia Bottesi 3
  5. David A. Clark 4
  6. Guy Doron 5
  7. Héctor Fernández Alvárez 6
  8. Marta Ghisi 3
  9. Beatriz Gómez 6
  10. Mujgan Inozu 2
  11. Antonia Jiménez Ros 7
  12. Richard Moulding 8
  13. M. Ángeles Ruiz 9
  14. Giti Shams 10
  15. Claudio Sica 11
  1. 1 Universidad de Valencia, Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamientos Psicológicos
  2. 2 Hacettepe University
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    Hacettepe University

    Ankara, Turquía

    ROR https://ror.org/04kwvgz42

  3. 3 University of Padova
  4. 4 University of New Brunswick
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    University of New Brunswick

    Saint John, Canadá

    ROR https://ror.org/05nkf0n29

  5. 5 Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
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    Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya

    Herzliya, Israel

    ROR https://ror.org/01px5cv07

  6. 6 Aiglé Foundation
  7. 7 Universidade do Algarve
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    Universidade do Algarve

    Faro, Portugal

    ROR https://ror.org/014g34x36

  8. 8 Deakin University
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    Deakin University

    Geelong, Australia

    ROR https://ror.org/02czsnj07

  9. 9 Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
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    Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02msb5n36

  10. 10 University of Medical Science (Iran)
  11. 11 University of Firenze
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Revista:
International journal of clinical and health psychology

ISSN: 1697-2600

Año de publicación: 2019

Volumen: 19

Número: 2

Páginas: 85-96

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1016/J.IJCHP.2019.02.005 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Otras publicaciones en: International journal of clinical and health psychology

Resumen

Background/Objective Unwanted mental intrusions (UMIs), typically discussed in relation to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), are highly prevalent, regardless of the specific nationality, religion, and/or cultural context. Studies have also shown that UMIs related to Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), Illness anxiety/Hypochondriasis (IA-H), and Eating Disorders (EDs) are commonly experienced. However, the influence of culture on these UMIs and their transdiagnostic nature has not been investigated. Method Participants were 1,473 non-clinical individuals from seven countries in Europe, the Middle-East, and South America. All the subjects completed the Questionnaire of Unpleasant Intrusive Thoughts, which assesses the occurrence and discomfort of four UMI contents related to OCD, BDD, IA-H, and EDs, and symptom questionnaires on the four disorders. Results Overall, 64% of the total sample reported having experienced the four UMIs. The EDs intrusions were the most frequently experienced, whereas hypochondriacal intrusions were the least frequent but the most disturbing. All the UMIs were significantly related to each other in frequency and disturbance, and all of them were associated with clinical measures of OCD, BDD, IA-H, and EDs. Conclusions UMIs are a common phenomenon across different cultural contexts and operate transdiagnostically across clinically different disorders.

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This work was supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, MINECO (Grant PSI2013-44733-R) and by the Generalitat Valenciana (GVA), Conselleria d’Educació, Cultura i Esport (Grant PROMETEO/2013/066).

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