Mechanisms of change during group metacognitive therapy for repetitive negative thinking in primary and non-primary generalized anxiety disorder

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 35, Issue , 2015, Pages 19-26

  McEvoy, Peter M ^a,b   Erceg Hurn, David M ^a   Anderson, Rebecca A ^a,b   Campbell, Bruce N C ^a   Nathan, Paula R ^a  

^a Centre for Clinical Interventions ^*  (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Generalized anxiety disorder; Indirect effects; Mechanisms; Metacognitive therapy; Repetitive negative thinking

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGORAPHOBIA; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BULIMIA; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DYSTHYMIA; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; KESSLER PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS SCALE 10; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; METACOGNITIONS QUESTIONNAIRE 30; METACOGNITIVE THERAPY; NEGATIVE METACOGNITION; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOBIA; POSITIVE METACOGNITION; PREDICTION; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REMISSION; REPETITIVE NEGATIVE THINKING; REPETITIVE THINKING QUESTIONNAIRE 10; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT DURATION; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEFENSE MECHANISM; GROUP THERAPY; METACOGNITION; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS DISORDERS, TRAUMATIC, ACUTE; THINKING;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METACOGNITION; NEGATIVISM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; STRESS DISORDERS, TRAUMATIC, ACUTE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; THINKING;

EID: 84939600518     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2015.07.003     Document Type: Article

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