Association and Causation in Brain Imaging: The Case of OCD.

Am J Psychiatry

From the Department of Psychology, Fordham University, Bronx, N.Y.; the Department of Psychology, Texas State University, San Marcos; the Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and Illawarra Anxiety Clinic, New South Wales, Australia.

Published: June 2017

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