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9780470012789

Worry and its Psychological Disorders Theory, Assessment and Treatment

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  • ISBN13:

    9780470012789

  • ISBN10:

    0470012781

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-04-14
  • Publisher: WILEY

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Summary

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.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

About the Editors.
List of Contributors.
Preface.
Part I  The Nature of Worry.
Chapter 1 The Epidemiology of Worry and Generalized Anxiety DisorderRobert M. Holaway, Thomas L. Rodebaugh and Richard G. Heimberg.
Chapter 2 Worry and Rumination: Styles of Persistent Negative Thinking in Anxiety and Depresses Costas Papageorgiou.
Chapter 3 Worry in Psychopathology Christine Purdon and Jennifer Harrington.
Chapter 4 Worry and Information-processing Gerry Matthews and Gregory J. Funke.
Chapter 5 Worry in Older Adults Julie L. Wetherell.
Chapter 6 Worry in Childhood and Adolescence Sam Cartwright-Hatton.
Part II The Assessment of Worry.
Chapter 7 The Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ) Helen M. Startup and Thane M. Erickson.
Chapter 8 The Anxious Thoughts Inventory and Related Measures of Metacognition and Worry Adrian Wells.
Chapter 9 Assessment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder Cynthia L. Turk and Andrew T. Wolanin.
Chapter 10 The Catastrophizing Interview Procedure Graham C.L. Davey.
Part IIITheories of Chronic and Pathological Worry.
Chapter 11 The Metacognitive Model of Worry and Generalized Anxiety Disorder Adrian Wells.
Chapter 12 A Cognitive Model of Generalized Anxiety Disorder: The Role of Intolerance of Uncertainty Naomi Koerner and Michel J. Dugas.
Chapter 13 A Mood-As-Input Account of Perseverative Worrying Graham C.L. Davey.
Chapter 14 The Cognitive Avoidance Theory of Worry Nicholas J. Sibrava and T.D. Borkovec.
Part IVTreatment Methods.
Chapter 15 Metacognitive Therapy for Worry and Generalized Anxiety Disorder Adrian Wells.
Chapter 16 Applied Relaxation and Cognitive Therapy for Pathological Worry and Generalized Anxiety Disorder T.D. Borkovec.
Chapter 17 A Cognitive-Behavioural Treatment Targeting Intolerance of Uncertainty Melisa Robichaud and Michel J. Dugas.
Chapter 18 Pharmacological Treatments for Worry: Focus on Generalized Anxiety Disorder Ian M. Anderson and Marisha E. Palm.
Chapter 19 Case Histories: Treating Worry Across Disorders Paul King.
Chapter 20 The Efficacy of Psychological Treatments for Generalized Anxiety Disorder   Peter L. Fisher.
Chapter 21 Predictors of Treatment Outcome Robert C. Durham.
Index.

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