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Emotional disorders and metacognition : innovative cognitive therapy / Adrian Wells.

By: Wells, Adrian.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Chichester : John Wiley & Sons, 2000Description: ix,236p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0471491683 (No price); 9780471491682.Subject(s): Cognitive therapy | Metacognition | Health and Wellbeing | Psychology | Medical specialties, branches of medicine | Psychotherapy | Behavioural theory (Behaviourism) | Cognition & cognitive psychologyDDC classification: 616.89142 WEL Summary: This book reviews cognitive approaches to emotional disorders, focusing on their strengths and weaknesses in clinical treatment and it develops a new approach to cognitive therapy through the concept of metacognition.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The clinical experience of cognitive therapies is adding to the understanding of emotional disorders. Based on clinical experience and evidence, this groundbreaking book represents a development of cognitive therapy through the concept of metacognition. It provides guidelines for innovative treatments of emotional disorders and goes on to offer conceptual arguments for the future development of cognitive therapy. Offers a new concept in cognitive therapy and guidelines for innovative treatment. Clinically grounded, based on a thorough understanding of cognitive therapies in practice. Written by a recognized authority and established author.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book reviews cognitive approaches to emotional disorders, focusing on their strengths and weaknesses in clinical treatment and it develops a new approach to cognitive therapy through the concept of metacognition.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • About the Author
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Part I 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
  • Part II 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
  • Appendix VI
  • References
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Adrian Wells, University of Manchester, UK.