Intrusive Thoughts in Clinical Disorders

Theory, Research, and Treatment
1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-1-59385-083-8
Verlag: Guilford Publications

Buch, Englisch, 255 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 490 g

Advancing our understanding of the cognitive underpinnings of psychopathology, this is the first volume to focus on the role of unwanted intrusive thoughts, images, and impulses in a variety of psychological disorders. Leading experts explore the nature and causes of cognitive intrusions, examining how they become so persistent--and distressing--for certain individuals. Compelling findings are presented on the contribution of these phenomena to the etiology and maintenance of such diverse problems as obsessive-compulsive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, generalized anxiety disorder, insomnia, and sexual offending. Highlighting important questions for future research, each chapter also discusses practical implications for assessment and treatment. Clearly organized and tightly edited, this book will inform the work of researchers, students, and clinicians alike.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Clark, David A

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie, Sozialpsychiatrie, Suchttherapie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts in Nonclinical Individuals: Implications for Clinical Disorders, David A. Clark and Shelley Rhyno
2. Intrusive Thoughts in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Sherry A. Falsetti, Jeannine Monnier,
and Heidi S. Resnick
3. Seeking Solace but Finding Despair: The Persistence of Intrusive Thoughts in Depression, Richard M. Wenzlaff
4. Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts in Insomnia, Allison G. Harvey
5. Worry, Intrusive Thoughts, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder: The Metacognitive Theory and Treatment, Adrian Wells
6. Thinking Is Believing: Ego-Dystonic Intrusive Thoughts in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder,
David A. Clark and Kieron O'Connor
7. Psychosis and the Phenomenon of Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts, Anthony P. Morrison
8. Unwanted Thoughts and Fantasies Experienced by Sexual Offenders: Their Nature, Persistence, and Treatment, W. L. Marshall and Calvin Langton
9. Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts: Present Status and Future Directions, Christine Purdon

Über Autor(innen)

David A. Clark, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of New Brunswick, Canada. He received his PhD from the Institute of Psychiatry, University of London, England. Dr. Clark has published numerous articles on cognitive theory and therapy of depression and obsessive-compulsive disorders, and is the author of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for OCD and the coauthor (with Aaron T. Beck and Brad A. Alford) of Scientific Foundations of Cognitive Theory and Therapy of Depression. Drs. Clark and Beck recently developed the Clark-Beck Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory to assess self-reported severity of obsessive and compulsive symptoms. Dr. Clark has received a number of research grants to study the cognitive basis of emotional disorders, the most recent being a Canadian federal grant to investigate intentional control of unwanted intrusive thoughts. He is a Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies and an Associate Editor of Cognitive Therapy and Research.