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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782785803321

Titolo

Intrusive thoughts in clinical disorders [[electronic resource] ] : theory, research, and treatment / / edited by David A. Clark

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Guilford Press, c2005

ISBN

1-281-96276-7

9786611962760

1-60623-166-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ClarkDavid A. <1954->

Disciplina

616.89

Soggetti

Cognition disorders

Intrusive thoughts

Psychology, Pathological

Thought insertion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Unwanted intrusive thoughts in nonclinical individuals : implications for clinical disorders / David A. Clark and Shelley Rhyno -- Intrusive thoughts in posttraumatic stress disorder / Sherry A. Falsetti, Jeannine Monnier and Heidi S. Resnick -- Seeking solace but finding despair : the persistence of intrusive thoughts in depression / Richard M. Wenzlaff -- Unwanted intrusive thoughts in insomnia / Allison G. Harvey -- Worry, intrusive thoughts and generalized anxiety disorder : the metacognitive theory and treatment / Adrian Wells -- Thinking is believing : ego-dystonic intrusive thoughts in obsessive compulsive disorder / David A. Clark and Kieron O'Connor -- Psychosis and the phenomena of unwanted intrusive thoughts / Anthony P. Morrison -- Unwanted thoughts and fantasies experienced by sexual offenders : their nature, persistence and treatment / W.L. Marshall and Calvin Langton -- Unwanted intrusive thoughts : present status and future direction / Christine Purdon.

Sommario/riassunto

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 anx