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journals.sagepub.com
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https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2167702613485565
The association between morality and physical cleansing has been demonstrated in a series of studies by Zhong and Liljenquist. We predicted that this association would be especially prominent in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Participants with OCD and matched control participants wrote about an immoral deed they had committed, after which half of the participants in each group cleaned their hands with a wipe. All participants were then offered an opportunity to help a [...] Google Scholar
Coughtrey A. E., Shafran R., Lee M., Rachman S. J. (2012). It’s the feeling inside my head: A qualitative analysis of mental contamination in obsessive compulsive disorder. _Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy_, 40, 163–173.
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Dar R., Katz H. (2005). Action identification in obsessive-compulsive washers. _Cognitive Therapy and Research_, 29(3), 333–341.
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ebsco.com
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https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/health-and-medicine/cleanliness-addic…
Researchers continue to study the genetic mechanisms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), though they suspect multiple genes are involved. Genetic links are being investigated. OCD often runs in families, and identical twins have a 70 percent chance of sharing the disorder (fraternal twins have a 50 percent chance of sharing the disorder). Later studies have shown that a streptococcal infection may trigger OCD in children; the infection is known as PANDAS (pediatric autoimmune [...] Researchers continue to study the genetic mechanisms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), though they suspect multiple genes are involved. Genetic links are being investigated. OCD often runs in families, and identical twins have a 70 percent chance of sharing the disorder (fraternal twins have a 50 percent chance of sharing the disorder). Later studies have shown that a streptococcal infection may trigger OCD in children; the infection is known as PANDAS (pediatric autoimmune [...] Published In: Mental Health Weekly Digest, 2025. P. 337
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New Alcoholism Findings Reported from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (A study of alcohol dependence in obsessive-compulsive disorder).
Published In: Mental Health Weekly Digest, 2026. P. 465
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder and its association with work addiction and job stress.
Published In: Work, 2025, v. 80, n. 1. P. 461
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consensus.app
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https://consensus.app/questions/cleaning-compulsion
These studies suggest that cleaning compulsions in OCD are influenced by deontological guilt, responsibility appraisals, and can be effectively treated
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treatmyocd.com
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https://www.treatmyocd.com/what-is-ocd/common-fears/obsessive-cleaning-disord…
Experts say that sometimes people have a hard time recognizing OCD because cleaning and organizing have been assigned some virtue. What’s more, being in a tidy, organized environment has been shown to help many people feel more at ease. And some studies have even found that cleaner homes are associated with better health outcomes. [...] As Dr. Farrell explains, compulsions make your “comfort zone” smaller and smaller over time, and before long, you’re living your life bound by the strict rules of OCD. But with ERP, you can empower yourself to live a life that isn’t dictated by OCD.
Ibrahim has seen success in managing cleaning-related OCD by having NOCD therapy members slowly reduce specific cleaning behaviors. [...] People with cleaning-related OCD often feel compelled to clean in response to intrusive fears about germs, contamination, or harm—even when something is already clean.
Cleaning becomes a concern when it feels driven by fear or anxiety, consumes significant time, or interferes with your relationships, work, or daily functioning.
Obsessive cleaning can create tension, arguments, and resentment when OCD-driven rules and rituals start affecting loved ones.
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sciencemettwa.commons.gc.cuny.edu
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https://sciencemettwa.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2025/05/17/research-paper-final-draft
This work looks at cleanliness-oriented OCD from the perspective of neuroscience, psychology, and developing treatments. It cuts through the
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pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12598104
The study highlights that while stress alone may influence cleanliness behavior, OCD proneness and pre‐existing cleaning practices also play a
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sciencedirect.com
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0887618510001908
by HJ Fowle · 2011 · Cited by 28 — Recent research has helped elucidate a potentially important mechanism by which repetitive, compulsive behavior leads to memory and perceptual distrust.
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sciencedirect.com
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0924977X11000459
by R Zor · 2011 · Cited by 25 — These results suggest that OCD cleaning and checking rituals are sufficiently different to justify their division into different subtypes and presumably are sub