Open AccessCombining Metacognitive Strategies with Traditional Cognitive Behavior Therapy in Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A Case Illustration
Author(s) -
Paulomi M. Sudhir,
Systla Rukmini,
Mohit Sharma
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of psychological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 0975-1564
pISSN - 0253-7176
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7176.203128
Subject(s) - worry , generalized anxiety disorder , metacognition , psychology , anxiety , cognition , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , rating scale , matching (statistics) , cognitive therapy , cognitive behavioral therapy , psychiatry , medicine , developmental psychology , pathology
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a challenging clinical condition to manage. Recent psychological models of GAD emphasis on the need to focus on metacognitive processes in addition to symptom reduction.