Worry and its Psychological Disorders Theory, Assessment and Treatment [Paperback]

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.

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