Thought dismissability in obsessive-compulsive disorder versus panic disorder

► Those with OCD appraised failures in thought control more negatively. ► Negative appraisal of failures in thought control predicted thought persistence in those with PD/A and OCD. ► Mood state declined for those with OCD, but not those with PD/A. ► Negative appraisal of thought recurrences may be an important target in OCD treatment.