A qualitative analysis of contemporary ultra-orthodox rabbinical perspectives on scrupulosity

Scrupulosity is a religiously themed sub-type of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Religious individuals with scrupulosity tend to first turn to clergy for assistance rather than to mental health professionals. This is particularly relevant for Ultra-Orthodox Jewish patients, whose rabbis arbitrate a w...

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Authors: Horwitz, Benny (Author) ; Littman, Ran (Author) ; Greenberg, David (Author) ; Huppert, Jonathan D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2019
In: Mental health, religion & culture
Year: 2019, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 82-98
Further subjects:B obsessive-compulsive disorder
B Judaism
B Religion
B Scrupulosity
B Rabbi
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