Worry and its Psychological Disorders

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.

Anxiety-based disorders are among the most common mental healthproblems experienced in the population today. Worry is a prominentfeature of most anxiety-based disorders including generalizedanxiety disorder, specific phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorderpanic disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder.Written by international experts, Worry and its PsychologicalDisorders offers an up-to-date and complete overview of worryin a single volume. Divided into four sections, the book exploresthe nature of worry, the assessment of worry, contemporary theoriesof chronic and pathological worry, and the most recently developedtreatment methods. It includes in-depth reviews of new assessmentinstruments and covers treatment methods such as CognitiveBehavioural Therapy and Metacognitive Therapy. Useful case studiesare also included.This important volume provides an invaluable resource forclinical practitioners and researchers. It will also be ofrelevance to those studying clinical or abnormal psychology atadvanced level.

About the Editors ixList of Contributors xiPreface xvPart I The Nature of WorryChapter 1 The Epidemiology of Worry and Generalized Anxiety Disorder 3Robert M. Holaway, Thomas L. Rodebaugh, and Richard G. HeimbergChapter 2 Worry and Rumination: Styles of Persistent Negative Thinking in Anxiety and Depression 21Costas PapageorgiouChapter 3 Worry in Psychopathology 41Christine Purdon and Jennifer HarringtonChapter 4 Worry and Information-processing 51Gerald Matthews and Gregory J. FunkeChapter 5 Worry in Older Adults 69Julie L. WetherellChapter 6 Worry in Childhood and Adolescence 81Sam Cartwright-HattonPart II The Assessment of WorryChapter 7 The Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ) 101Helen M. Startup and Thane M. EricksonChapter 8 The Anxious Thoughts Inventory and Related Measures of Metacognition and Worry 121Adrian WellsChapter 9 Assessment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder 137Cynthia L. Turk and Andrew T. WolaninChapter 10 The Catastrophising Interview Procedure 157Graham C.L. DaveyPart III Theories of Chronic and Pathological WorryChapter 11 The Metacognitive Model of Worry and Generalised Anxiety Disorder 179Adrian WellsChapter 12 A Cognitive Model of Generalized Anxiety Disorder: The Role of Intolerance of Uncertainty 201Naomi Koerner and Michel J. DugasChapter 13 A Mood-As-Input Account of Perseverative Worrying 217Graham C.L. DaveyChapter 14 The Cognitive Avoidance Theory of Worry 239Nicholas J. Sibrava and T.D. BorkovecPart IV Treatment MethodsChapter 15 Metacognitive Therapy for Worry and Generalised Anxiety Disorder 259Adrian WellsChapter 16 Applied Relaxation and Cognitive Therapy for Pathological Worry and Generalized Anxiety Disorder 273T.D. BorkovecChapter 17 A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Targeting Intolerance of Uncertainty 289Melisa Robichaud and Michel J. DugasChapter 18 Pharmacological Treatments for Worry: Focus on Generalised Anxiety Disorder 305Ian M. Anderson and Marisha E. PalmChapter 19 Case Histories: Treating Worry Across Disorders 335Paul KingChapter 20 The Efficacy of Psychological Treatments for Generalised Anxiety Disorder? 359Peter L. FisherChapter 21 Predictors of Treatment Outcome 379Robert C. DurhamIndex 399