Worry and its Psychological Disorders Theory,

Anxiety-based disorders are among the most common mental health problems experienced in the population today. Worry is a prominent feature of most anxiety-based disorders including generalized anxiety disorder, specific phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder.Written by international experts, Worry and its Psychological Disorders offers an up-to-date and complete overview of worry in a single volume. Divided into four sections, the book explores the nature of worry, the assessment of worry, contemporary theories of chronic and pathological worry, and the most recently developed treatment methods. It includes in-depth reviews of new assessment instruments and covers treatment methods such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Metacognitive Therapy. Useful case studies are also included.This important volume provides an invaluable resource for clinical practitioners and researchers. It will also be of relevance to those studying clinical or abnormal psychology at advanced level.

Graham Davey is Professor of Psychology at the University of Sussex in Brighton, UK. He has been an active researcher in areas associated with anxiety and its disorders, especially pathological worrying, phobias, and perseverative psychopathologies generally. He has published his research in many high-impact international journals including Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Behavioral & Brain Sciences, Journal of Experimental Psychology, and Behaviour Research & Therapy. He has authored or edited a total of 11 books, including Davey, G.C.L. (1997) (Ed) Phobias: A handbook of theory, research and treatment, Chichester:Wiley,andDavey, G.C.L.&Tallis, F. (1994) (Eds) Worrying: Perspectives on theory, assessment and treatment, Chichester: Wiley. He was elected President of the British Psychological Society from 2002–2003.

Adrian Wells is Professor of Clinical & Experimental Psychopathology at the University of Manchester, and Professor II in Clinical Psychology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim. He is Honorary Consultant Clinical Psychologist in Manchester Mental Health Trust. He has published over 100 scientific papers and book chapters in the area of cognitive theory and therapy of emotional disorders. His books include Wells, A. (1997) Cognitive Therapy of Anxiety Disorders: A Practice Manual and Conceptual Guide, Chichester, UK: Wiley, and Wells, A. (2000) Emotional Disorders and Metacognition: Innovative Cognitive Therapy, Chichester, UK: Wiley. He is the originator of metacognitive therapy and has also contributed to the development of cognitive therapy for anxiety disorders. He is a founding fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, USA.

About the Editors

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List of Contributors

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Preface

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Part I The Nature of Worry

The Epidemiology of Worry and Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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(18)

Robert M. Holaway

Thomas L. Rodebaugh

Richard G. Heimberg

Worry and Rumination: Styles of Persistent Negative Thinking in Anxiety and Depression

21

(20)

Costas Papageorgiou

Worry in Psychopathology

41

(10)

Christine Purdon

Jennifer Harrington

Worry and Information-processing

51

(18)

Gerald Matthews

Gregory J. Funke

Worry in Older Adults

69

(12)

Julie L. Wetherell

Worry in Childhood and Adolescence

81

(20)

Sam Cartwright-Hatton

Part II The Assessment of Worry

The Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ)

101

(20)

Helen M. Startup

Thane M. Erickson

The Anxious Thoughts Inventory and Related Measures of Metacognition and Worry

121

(16)

Adrian Wells

Assessment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder

137

(20)

Cynthia L. Turk

Andrew T. Wolanin

The Catastrophising Interview Procedure

157

(22)

Graham C.L. Davey

Part III Theories of Chronic and Pathological Worry

The Metacognitive Model of Worry and Generalised Anxiety Disorder

179

(22)

Adrian Wells

A Cognitive Model of Generalized Anxiety Disorder: The Role of Intolerance of Uncertainty

201

(16)

Naomi Koerner

Michel J. Dugas

A Mood-As-Input Account of Perseverative Worrying

217

(22)

Graham C.L. Davey

The Cognitive Avoidance Theory of Worry

239

(20)

Nicholas J. Sibrava

T.D. Borkovec

Part IV Treatment Methods

Metacognitive Therapy for Worry and Generalised Anxiety Disorder

259

(14)

Adrian Wells

Applied Relaxation and Cognitive Therapy for Pathological Worry and Generalized Anxiety Disorder

273

(16)

T.D. Borkovec

A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Targeting Intolerance of Uncertainty

289

(16)

Melisa Robichaud

Michel J. Dugas

Pharmacological Treatments for Worry: Focus on Generalised Anxiety Disorder

305

(30)

Ian M. Anderson

Marisha E. Palm

Case Histories: Treating Worry Across Disorders

335

(24)

Paul King

The Efficacy of Psychological Treatments for Generalised Anxiety Disorder?

359

(20)

Peter L. Fisher

Predictors of Treatment Outcome

379

(20)

Robert C. Durham

Index

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Worry and its Psychological Disorders Theory, Assessment and Treatment

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