Serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SRI) medications are well established as first-line
pharmacotherapeutic treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). However …

Objective To explore predictors and moderators of clinical worsening during a double-blind
trial in which patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) were randomized to either …

According to the metacognitive theory, maladaptive metacognition is associated with the
development and maintenance of emotional disorders. This study is the first to explore …

Method 130 participants between the ages of 17 and 62 years (Mean= 29.56, SD= 11.81)
diagnosed with OCD (n= 36), trichotillomania (n= 18), excoriation (n= 17), GAD (n= 31) and …

Introduction: Metacognitions are considered to be crucial factors for the development and
maintenance of pathologic anxiety. The present case–control study aimed to examine how …

Background/objective The aim of the present study was to examine obsessive beliefs and
intolerance of uncertainty differences among patients Obsessive compulsive disoreder …

Metacognitive therapy is a relatively novel and growing psychotherapeutic approach. Within
the last 20 years, several metacognitive-oriented therapy methods have been developed …

Worry is a core feature of GAD. It is defined as a chain of mainly verbal thoughts that are
negative and uncontrollable. The chapter discusses seven cognitive conceptualizations of …

Metacognition, the capacity to monitor one's own mental states and processes, is integral to
successful human behavior. However, key questions regarding the architecture of …

Psychotherapies have yet to demonstrate sufficient empirical grounding in their purported
mechanisms of change. Yet, identifying and verifying mechanisms of change could be …