Gender and sexual minorities are subjected to minority stress in the form of discrimination
and violence that leads to vigilance; identity concealment and discomfort; and internalized …

Intolerance of uncertainty (IU), which can include prospective (ie, desire for predictability)
and inhibitory (ie, uncertainty paralysis) IU, is widely understood to be a central underlying …

Sexual minority (SM) individuals appear to be at greater risk for obsessive-compulsive
disorder (OCD). Despite this, little is known about OCD presentation and treatment …

Sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals show disproportionately high rates of mental
distress relative to their cisgender, heterosexual peers resulting from minority stress, or …

Institutional betrayal (IB) is well-documented among survivors of gender-based violence
seeking help and/or reporting incidents of violence in various settings, including college …

Gender minorities experience unique minority stressors that increase risk for psychiatric
disorders. Notably, gender minorities are four and six times more likely than their cisgender …

Sexual minority individuals experience higher rates of psychopathology, such that sexual
minority people are nine times more likely to receive a diagnosis or treatment for obsessive …

Sexual minority (eg, gay, lesbian, bisexual) people are 9 times more likely than heterosexual
people to be diagnosed with OCD. Cognitive models of OCD posit that obsessive beliefs …

Purpose Content-based models, which focus on observable symptom content, have
dominated much of the literature on heterogeneity in OCD. However, alternate models …

Introduction Relationship Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is characterized by the presence
of relationship-centered or partner-focused obsessions and compulsions that determine a …