This book presents a development of cognitive therapy based on clinical experience and evidence, which offers guidelines for innovative treatments of emotional disorders and conceptual arguments through the concept of metacognition for the future development of cognitive therapy.

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.

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