The metacognitions questionnaire (MCQ) measures individual differences in a selection of metacognitive beliefs, judgments and monitoring tendencies considered important in the metacognitive model of… (More)
This report describes the development of the Meta-Cognitions Questionnaire to measure beliefs about worry and intrusive thoughts. Factor analyses of the scale demonstrated five empirically distinct… (More)
Controlled outcome studies investigating the efficacy of psychological treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have employed different methods of determining the clinical significance of… (More)
Cognitive therapy techniques are applied to an ever-increasing range of psychological disorders. However, both basic methods and general theory of therapy have evolved more slowly. Although cognitive… (More)
Rumination has attracted increasing theoretical and empirical interest in the past 15 years. Previous research has demonstrated significant relationships between rumination, depression, and… (More)
BACKGROUND
Recent developments in research suggest that particular attempts to control thoughts may contribute to the problem of intrusion. An instrument capable of identifying strategies for dealing… (More)
This study describes the development of the Meta-cognitions Questionnaire for Adolescents (MCQ-A). The adult version of this questionnaire has been widely used, and the meta-cognitive theory of… (More)
Cognitive-behavior therapy and exposure and response prevention are the most effective psychological treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). However, these approaches often produce… (More)
Two different cognitive models of obsessive-compulsive symptoms were evaluated. One model [Salkovskis, P. M. (1985). Obsessional-compulsive problems a cognitive-behavioral analysis. Behaviour… (More)