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 offense. 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.
--- from the publisher Contents: 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
About the Editor:
David A. Clark, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Psychology, University of New Brunswick, Canada. He received his doctorate from the Institute of Psychiatry, University of London, England. Dr. Clark has published widely on cognitive theory and therapy of depression and OCD, and is a founding fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy. With Aaron T. Beck, Dr. Clark recently developed the Clark-Beck Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory, which assesses self-reported severity of obsessive and compulsive symptoms. He 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 also a founding member of the Obsessive Compulsive Cognitions Working Group, an international research group devoted to the study of the cognitive aspects of OCD, and serves as an Associate Editor of Cognitive Therapy and Research.
Contributors:
David A. Clark, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Sherry A. Falsetti, PhD, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Rockford, IL
Allison G. Harvey, PhD, Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, UK
Calvin Langton, PhD, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Canada
W. L. Marshall, PhD, Rockwood Psychological Services, Kingston, Canada
Jeannine Monnier, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Anthony P. Morrison, PhD, Department of Clinical Psychology, Mental Health Services of Salford, UK
Kieron O'Connor, PhD, Fernand-Seguin Research Centre, University of Montreal, Canada
Christine Purdon, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Canada
Heidi S. Resnick, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Shelley Rhyno, BA, Department of Psychology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada
Adrian Wells, PhD, Academic Division of Clinical Psychology, University of Manchester, UK
Richard M. Wenzlaff, PhD (deceased), Department of Psychology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX |
