Building on the idea that intolerance of uncertainty keeps people with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) stuck in repeated cycles of excessive worry, anxiety, and avoidance, this revised and updated edition lays out the essentials of GAD assessment and diagnosis, step-by-step illustrations of CBT treatment, and questionnaires and monitoring forms that can be used in assessment, treatment, and research.
Readers will come away from the book with a clear sense of how to:
Melisa Robichaud, PhD, is a clinical psychologist specializing in CBT for anxiety disorders, with an emphasis on worry and GAD. She holds clinical faculty positions at University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University, and is a past President of the Canadian Association of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies.
Naomi Koerner, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Ryerson University. She has been conducting research on worry and GAD for over 15 years. Dr. Koerner also works as a clinical psychologist and maintains a private practice.
Michel J. Dugas, PhD, is a professor of clinical psychology at the Université du Québec en Outaouais. Dr. Dugas is a fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association and the Canadian Association of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies.