Worry and its Psychological Disorders

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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 ix List of Contributors xi Preface xv Part I The Nature of Worry Chapter 1 The Epidemiology of Worry and Generalized Anxiety Disorder 3 Robert M. Holaway, Thomas L. Rodebaugh, and Richard G. Heimberg Chapter 2 Worry and Rumination: Styles of Persistent Negative Thinking in Anxiety and Depression 21 Costas Papageorgiou Chapter 3 Worry in Psychopathology 41 Christine Purdon and Jennifer Harrington Chapter 4 Worry and Information-processing 51 Gerald Matthews and Gregory J. Funke Chapter 5 Worry in Older Adults 69 Julie L. Wetherell Chapter 6 Worry in Childhood and Adolescence 81 Sam Cartwright-Hatton Part II The Assessment of Worry Chapter 7 The Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ) 101 Helen M. Startup and Thane M. Erickson Chapter 8 The Anxious Thoughts Inventory and Related Measures of Metacognition and Worry 121 Adrian Wells Chapter 9 Assessment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder 137 Cynthia L. Turk and Andrew T. Wolanin Chapter 10 The Catastrophising Interview Procedure 157 Graham C.L. Davey Part III Theories of Chronic and Pathological Worry Chapter 11 The Metacognitive Model of Worry and Generalised Anxiety Disorder 179 Adrian Wells Chapter 12 A Cognitive Model of Generalized Anxiety Disorder: The Role of Intolerance of Uncertainty 201 Naomi Koerner and Michel J. Dugas Chapter 13 A Mood-As-Input Account of Perseverative Worrying 217 Graham C.L. Davey Chapter 14 The Cognitive Avoidance Theory of Worry 239 Nicholas J. Sibrava and T.D. Borkovec Part IV Treatment Methods Chapter 15 Metacognitive Therapy for Worry and Generalised Anxiety Disorder 259 Adrian Wells Chapter 16 Applied Relaxation and Cognitive Therapy for Pathological Worry and Generalized Anxiety Disorder 273 T.D. Borkovec Chapter 17 A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Targeting Intolerance of Uncertainty 289 Melisa Robichaud and Michel J. Dugas Chapter 18 Pharmacological Treatments for Worry: Focus on Generalised Anxiety Disorder 305 Ian M. Anderson and Marisha E. Palm Chapter 19 Case Histories: Treating Worry Across Disorders 335 Paul King Chapter 20 The Efficacy of Psychological Treatments for Generalised Anxiety Disorder? 359 Peter L. Fisher Chapter 21 Predictors of Treatment Outcome 379 Robert C. Durham Index 399