Worry and its Psychological Disorders

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.

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• 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