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Christina Puccinelli

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Assistant Clinical ProfessorPsychiatry & Behavioural NeurosciencesMcMaster University

Research

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8 publications.

01

Phenomenology of incompleteness and harm avoidance in obsessive-compulsive disorder: An experience sampling study

Puccinelli C, Rowa K, Scott AM, Summerfeldt LJ, McCabe RE

Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders20254 citationsFirst author
02

Measuring incompleteness and not just right experiences: A psychometric evaluation of two commonly used questionnaires in OCD and anxiety disorders samples

Puccinelli C, Rowa K, Summerfeldt LJ, McCabe RE

Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders20243 citationsFirst author
03

Changes in harm avoidance and incompleteness across group CBT for OCD and their relationship with symptom change

Puccinelli C, Rowa K, Summerfeldt LJ, McCabe RE

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy20241 citationsFirst author
04

Psychometric Properties of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire-Past Week (PSWQ-PW) in an Anxiety and Related Disorders Sample

Puccinelli C, Cameron DH, Ouellette MJ, McCabe RE, Rowa K

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment20237 citationsFirst author
05

In vivo versus imaginal: Comparing therapists’ willingness to engage in both forms of exposure therapy for repugnant obsessions

Gagné J-P, Puccinelli C, Gavric D, Milosevic I, McCabe R, Soreni N, Alcolado G, Wong SF, Rowa K

Current Psychology20234 citations
06

Falling into the OCD trap: Are clinicians hesitant to encourage exposure therapy for repugnant obsessions?

Puccinelli C, Gagné J-P, Gavric D, Milosevic I, McCabe RE, Soreni N, Alcolado GM, Rowa K

Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders20233 citationsFirst author
07

Case Formulation, Behavior Analysis, and Diagnostic Interviews

Boyd JE, Ouellette MJ, Puccinelli C, McCabe RE

20221 citations
08

Cannabis Use in Patients Seeking Therapy for Anxiety and Related Disorders: A Descriptive Study

Ouellette MJ, Puccinelli C, Rowa K, Elcock A, McCabe RE

Canadian Journal of Addiction20195 citations
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