Thought-Action Fusion and Obsession

In this review we studied the origins of thought – action fusion، its types، development and role in psychological disorders especially obsessive – compulsive disorder. Recent studies show that this construct has an important role in maintenance and increasing intrusive thoughts، altering them to clinical obsessive thoughts، doing compulsive actions for neutralizing obsessive thoughts and increasing responsibility for these thoughts. Also the role of this construct in other disorders as following is studied: generalized anxiety disorder، social phobia، panic disorder، post traumatic stress disorder، eating disorders and psychotic disorders.