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Original Article

The Nepean Belief Scale: preliminary reliability and validity in obsessive–compulsive disorder

Vlasios BrakouliasDepartment of Psychiatry, The University of Sydney, Nepean Hospital, Sydney Medical School, Penrith, NSW, Australia; Correspondence[email protected]
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Vladan StarcevicDepartment of Psychiatry, The University of Sydney, Nepean Hospital, Sydney Medical School, Penrith, NSW, Australia; View further author information
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Denise MilicevicNepean Anxiety Disorders Clinic, Penrith, NSW, Australia; View further author information
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Anthony HannanNepean Anxiety Disorders Clinic, Penrith, NSW, Australia; View further author information
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Kirupamani ViswasamDepartment of Psychiatry, The University of Sydney, Nepean Hospital, Sydney Medical School, Penrith, NSW, Australia; View further author information
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Christopher BrownNHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaView further author information
Pages 84-88 | Received 04 Mar 2017, Accepted 21 Aug 2017, Published online: 08 Sep 2017

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