Emotional Disorders and Metacognition – Innovative Cognitive Therapy

Adrian Wells, University of Manchester, UK.

List of Figures. List of Tables. About the Author. Preface. Acknowledgements. THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES. Setting the Stage: Metacognition and Cognitive Therapy. The Self-Regulatory Executive Function (S-REF) Model. Metacognition and Emotional Disorder: Evidence for the S-REF Model. Emotional Processing, the S-REF and Trauma Therapy. S-REF, Schema Theory and Interactive Cognitive Subsystems (ICS). CLINICAL APPLICATIONS. Metacognitive Focused Therapy: Basic Constructs. Clinical Assessment of Metacognitions. Modifying Beliefs. New Pathways for Cognitive Restructuring: Attention Modifications (ATT and SAR). Treating Pathological Worry and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Concluding Remarks. Appendix I: Metacognitions Questionnaire (MCQ). Appendix II: Scoring Key for the MCQ. Appendix III: Anxious Thoughts Inventory (AnTI). Appendix IV: Scoring Key for the AnTI. Appendix V: Thought Control Questionnaire. Appendix VI: Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GADS). References. Author Index. Subject Index.