Metacognitions, worry and sleep in everyday life: Studying bidirectional pathways using Ecological Momentary Assessment in GAD patients

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 33, Issue , 2015, Pages 53-61

  Thielsch, Carolin ^a   Ehring, Thomas ^a,b   Nestler, Steffen ^a   Wolters, Janina ^a   Kopei, Ina ^a   Rist, Fred ^a   Gerlach, Alexander L ^c   Andor, Tanja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ecological Momentary Assessment; Generalized anxiety disorder; Insomnia; Metacognitions; Sleep; Worry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; ECOLOGICAL MOMENTARY ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METACOGNITION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT WORRY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SLEEP QUALITY; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; ANXIETY DISORDER; INSOMNIA; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLEEP;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METACOGNITION; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF REPORT; SLEEP; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84929650126     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2015.04.007     Document Type: Article

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