The Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ)

The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

Zigmond, A. S., & Snaith, R. P. (1983) · Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica · doi:10.1111/j.1600-0447.1983.tb09716.x · Cited by 47,139 · see citing works

An inventory for measuring depression

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A prospective study of depression and posttraumatic stress symptoms after a natural disaster: The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.

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Why do people worry?

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Preliminary exploration of worry: Some characteristics and processes

Borkovec, T. D., Robinson, E., Pruzinsky, T., & DePree, J. A. (1983) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/0005-7967(83)90121-3 · Cited by 1,468 · see citing works

Obsessional-compulsive complaints

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Effects of rumination and distraction on naturally occurring depressed mood

Nolen-hoeksema, S., & Morrow, J. (1993) · Cognition and Emotion · doi:10.1080/02699939308409206 · Cited by 1,000 · see citing works

Beliefs about Worry and Intrusions: The Meta-Cognitions Questionnaire and its Correlates

Cartwright-Hatton, S., & Wells, A. (1997) · Journal of Anxiety Disorders · doi:10.1016/s0887-6185(97)00011-x · Cited by 977 · see citing works

Obsessions and compulsions: The Padua inventory

Sanavio, E. (1988) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/0005-7967(88)90116-7 · Cited by 926 · see citing works

Meta-Cognition and worry: A cognitive model of generalized anxiety disorder

Wells, A. (1995) · Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy · doi:10.1017/s1352465800015897 · Cited by 866 · see citing works

Psychometric properties of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire in a clinical anxiety disorders sample

Brown, T. A., Antony, M. M., & Barlow, D. H. (1992) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/0005-7967(92)90093-v · Cited by 812 · see citing works

Worry: A Cognitive Phenomenon Intimately Linked to Affective, Physiological, and Interpersonal Behavioral Processes

Borkovec, T. D., Ray, W. J., & Stober, J. (1998) · Cognitive Therapy and Research · doi:10.1023/a:1018790003416 · Cited by 802 · see citing works

Efficacy of applied relaxation and cognitive-behavioral therapy in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder

Borkovec, T. D., & Costello, E. (1993) · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1037/0022-006x.61.4.611 · Cited by 756 · see citing works

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(1997) · Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) · Cited by 714 · see citing works

State-Trait Anxiety Inventory

Sydeman, S. J. (2020) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-24612-3_950 · Cited by 606 · see citing works

A component analysis of cognitive-behavioral therapy for generalized anxiety disorder and the role of interpersonal problems.

Borkovec, T. D., Newman, M. G., Pincus, A. L., & Lytle, R. (2002) · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1037/0022-006x.70.2.288 · Cited by 565 · see citing works

Preliminary reliability and validity of the generalized anxiety disorder questionnaire-IV: A revised self-report diagnostic measure of generalized anxiety disorder

Newman, M. G., Zuellig, A. R., Kachin, K. E., Constantino, M. J., Przeworski, A., Erickson, T., & Cashman-McGrath, L. (2002) · Behavior Therapy · doi:10.1016/s0005-7894(02)80026-0 · Cited by 553 · see citing works

Worrying: Perspectives on theory, assessment and treatment

Carmin, C. N. (1995) · Clinical Psychology Review · doi:10.1016/0272-7358(95)90175-2 · Cited by 500 · see citing works

Efficacy of a cognitive-behavioral treatment for generalized anxiety disorder: Evaluation in a controlled clinical trial

Ladouceur, R., Dugas, M. J., Freeston, M. H., Léger, E., Gagnon, F., & Thibodeau, N. (2000) · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1037/0022-006x.68.6.957 · Cited by 446 · see citing works

The Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-IV (ADIS-IV).

Grisham, J. R., Brown, T. A., & Campbell, L. (2004) · Cited by 430 · see citing works

Screening for generalized anxiety disorder using the Penn State Worry Questionnaire: a receiver operating characteristic analysis

Behar, E., Alcaine, O., Zuellig, A. R., & Borkovec, T. D. (2003) · Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/s0005-7916(03)00004-1 · Cited by 373 · see citing works

Assessment of worry in children and adolescents: An adaptation of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire

Chorpita, B. F., Tracey, S. A., Brown, T. A., Collica, T. J., & Barlow, D. H. (1997) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/s0005-7967(96)00116-7 · Cited by 354 · see citing works

Some characteristics of worrying: Evidence for worrying and anxiety as separate constructs

Davey, G. C. L., Hampton, J., Farrell, J., & Davidson, S. (1992) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/0191-8869(92)90036-o · Cited by 352 · see citing works

Relationships between worry, obsessive–compulsive symptoms and meta-cognitive beliefs

Wells, A., & Papageorgiou, C. (1998) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/s0005-7967(98)00070-9 · Cited by 340 · see citing works

A questionnaire for the measurement of nonpathological worry

Tallis, F., Eysenck, M. W., & Mathews, A. (1992) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/0191-8869(92)90038-q · Cited by 333 · see citing works

The empirical basis of generalized anxiety disorder

Brown, T. A., Barlow, D. H., & Liebowitz, M. R. (1994) · American Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.1176/ajp.151.9.1272 · Cited by 311 · see citing works

Assessing worry in older adults: Confirmatory factor analysis of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire and psychometric properties of an abbreviated model

Hopko, D. R., Reas, D. L., Beck, J. G., Stanley, M. A., Wetherell, J. L., Novy, D. M., & Averill, P. M. (2003) · Psychological Assessment · doi:10.1037/1040-3590.15.2.173 · Cited by 271 · see citing works

A comparison of three worry questionnaires

Davey, G. C. L. (1993) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/0005-7967(93)90042-s · Cited by 271 · see citing works

Using the penn state worry questionnaire to identify individuals with generalized anxiety disorder: a receiver operating characteristic analysis

Fresco, D. M., Mennin, D. S., Heimberg, R. G., & Turk, C. L. (2003) · Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.jbtep.2003.09.001 · Cited by 265 · see citing works

Normative values for the Beck Anxiety Inventory, Fear Questionnaire, Penn State Worry Questionnaire, and Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory

Gillis, M. M., Haaga, D. A. F., & Ford, G. T. (1995) · Psychological Assessment · doi:10.1037/1040-3590.7.4.450 · Cited by 236 · see citing works

A multi-dimensional measure of worry: Development and preliminary validation of the anxious thoughts inventory

Adrian Wells, A. (1994) · Anxiety Stress & Coping · doi:10.1080/10615809408248803 · Cited by 234 · see citing works

WORRY, WORRY PROCESSES AND DIMENSIONS OF DELUSIONS: AN EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION OF A ROLE FOR ANXIETY PROCESSES IN THE MAINTENANCE OF DELUSIONAL DISTRESS

Freeman, D. H., & Garety, P. A. (1999) · Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy · doi:10.1017/s135246589927107x · Cited by 218 · see citing works

Preliminary tests of a cognitive model of generalized anxiety disorder

Wells, A., & Carter, K. (1999) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/s0005-7967(98)00156-9 · Cited by 213 · see citing works

Treatment of generalized anxiety disorder in older adults.

Wetherell, J. L., Gatz, M., & Craske, M. G. (2003) · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1037/0022-006x.71.1.31 · Cited by 205 · see citing works

Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome among university students

Hazlett-Stevens, H., Craske, M. G., Mayer, E. A., Chang, L., & Naliboff, B. D. (2003) · Journal of Psychosomatic Research · doi:10.1016/s0022-3999(03)00019-9 · Cited by 170 · see citing works

Appraisals and strategies associated with rumination and worry

Watkins, E. R. (2003) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2003.10.002 · Cited by 166 · see citing works

Problem solving and problem orientation in generalized anxiety disorder.

Ladouceur, R., Blais, F., Freeston, M., & Dugas, M. J. (1998) · Journal of Anxiety Disorders · doi:10.1016/s0887-6185(98)00002-4 · Cited by 165 · see citing works

Weekly assessment of worry: an adaptation of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire for monitoring changes during treatment

Stöber, J., & Bittencourt, J. (1998) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/s0005-7967(98)00031-x · Cited by 162 · see citing works

Worry, problem elaboration and suppression of imagery: the role of concreteness

Stöber, J. (1998) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/s0005-7967(98)00027-8 · Cited by 162 · see citing works

Worrying, social problem-solving abilities, and social problem-solving confidence

Davey, G. C. L. (1994) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/0005-7967(94)90130-9 · Cited by 161 · see citing works

Beliefs about the consequences of worrying

Davey, G. C. L., Tallis, F., & Capuzzo, N. (1996) · Cognitive Therapy and Research · doi:10.1007/bf02227910 · Cited by 158 · see citing works

Pathological worry in major depression: a preliminary report

Starčević, V. (1995) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/0005-7967(93)e0028-4 · Cited by 156 · see citing works

Are obsessional thoughts and worry different cognitive phenomena?

Turner, S. M., Beidel, D. C., & Stanley, M. A. (1992) · Clinical Psychology Review · doi:10.1016/0272-7358(92)90117-q · Cited by 141 · see citing works

Assessing older adults with generalized anxiety: a replication and extension

Stanley, M. A., Novy, D. M., Bourland, S. L., Beck, J. G., & Averill, P. M. (2001) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/s0005-7967(00)00030-9 · Cited by 128 · see citing works

Mood as input and catatrophic worrying.

Startup, H. M., & Davey, G. C. L. (2001) · Journal of Abnormal Psychology · doi:10.1037/0021-843x.110.1.83 · Cited by 115 · see citing works

Pathological worry in depressed and anxious patients

Chelminski, I., & Zimmerman, M. A. (2002) · Journal of Anxiety Disorders · doi:10.1016/s0887-6185(02)00246-3 · Cited by 112 · see citing works

Self-report of obsessions and worry

Freeston, M. H., Ladouceur, R., Rhéaume, J., Letarte, H., Gagnon, F., & Thibodeau, N. (1994) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/0005-7967(94)90081-7 · Cited by 101 · see citing works

Reliability, validity, and normative data of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire in 8-12-yr-old children

Muris, P., Meesters, C., & Gobel, M. (2001) · Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/s0005-7916(01)00022-2 · Cited by 99 · see citing works

Diagnostic and symptom distinguishability of generalized anxiety disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder

Brown, T. A., Moras, K., Zinbarg, R. E., & Barlow, D. H. (1993) · Behavior Therapy · doi:10.1016/s0005-7894(05)80265-5 · Cited by 95 · see citing works

Perceived Control and Appraisal of Obsessional Intrusive Thoughts: A Replication and Extension

Purdon, C. L., & Clark, D. A. (1994) · Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy · doi:10.1017/s1352465800013163 · Cited by 87 · see citing works

A self-report diagnostic measure of generalized anxiety disorder

Roemer, L., Borkovec, M., Posa, S., & Borkovec, T. D. (1995) · Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/0005-7916(95)00040-2 · Cited by 82 · see citing works

Worry and obsessional symptoms: A correlational analysis

Tallis, F., & de Silva, P. (1992) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/0005-7967(92)90132-z · Cited by 73 · see citing works

Ethnic differences in worry in a nonclinical population

Scott, E. L., Eng, W., & Heimberg, R. G. (2002) · Depression and Anxiety · doi:10.1002/da.10027 · Cited by 61 · see citing works

Inflated responsibility and the use of stop rules for catastrophic worrying

Startup, H. M., & Davey, G. C. L. (2003) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/s0005-7967(02)00245-0 · Cited by 60 · see citing works

Generalizability of DSM-III-R generalized anxiety disorders to proposed DSM-IV criteria and cross-validation of proposed changes

Abel, J. L., & Borkovec, T. D. (1995) · Journal of Anxiety Disorders · doi:10.1016/0887-6185(95)00011-c · Cited by 52 · see citing works

Anxiety and the worry process

Eysenck, M. W. (1984) · Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society · doi:10.3758/bf03333903 · Cited by 52 · see citing works

The Nature of Generalized Anxiety in Older Primary Care Patients: Preliminary Findings

Stanley, M. A., Diefenbach, G. J., Hopko, D. R., Novy, D. M., Kunik, M. E., WILSON, N. L., & Wagener, P. D. (2003) · Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment · doi:10.1023/a:1025903214019 · Cited by 46 · see citing works

Measuring facets of Worry: A Lisrel analysis of the Worry Domains Questionnaire

Joormann, J., & Stöber, J. (1997) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/s0191-8869(97)00075-5 · Cited by 44 · see citing works

Psychological characteristics of elderly insomniacs

Pallesen, S., Nordhus, I. H., Kvale, G., Havik, O. E., Nielsen, G. H., Johnsen, B. H., Skjøtskift, S., & Hjeltnes, L. (2002) · Scandinavian Journal of Psychology · doi:10.1111/1467-9450.00311 · Cited by 41 · see citing works

Worry in Pre- and Post-Retirement Persons

Skarborn, M., & Nicki, R. M. (2000) · The International Journal of Aging and Human Development · doi:10.2190/cfq1-7hg3-9apx-1nma · Cited by 35 · see citing works

Using Structural Analysis of Social Behavior (SASB) Measures of Self- and Social Perception to Give Interpersonal Meaning to Symptoms

Erickson, T. M., & Pincus, A. L. (2005) · Assessment · doi:10.1177/1073191105276653 · Cited by 25 · see citing works

Worry and the suppression of imagery

East, M. P., & Watts, F. (1994) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/0005-7967(94)90165-1 · Cited by 24 · see citing works

A conceptualization of personality-related disorders of interpersonal behaviour with implications for treatment

Perris, C. (1999) · Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy · doi:10.1002/(sici)1099-0879(199910)6:4 · Cited by 18 · see citing works

Culture, Health, and Financial Appraisals: Comparison of Worry in Older Japanese Americans and European Americans

Watari, K. F., & Brodbeck, C. (2000) · Journal of Clinical Geropsychology · doi:10.1023/a:1009572122957 · Cited by 14 · see citing works

Effects of cognitive behaviour therapy for worry on persecutory delusions in patients with psychosis (WIT): a parallel, single-blind, randomised controlled trial with a mediation analysis.

Freeman, D., Dunn, G., Startup, H., Pugh, K., Cordwell, J., Mander, H., Černis, E., Wingham, G., Shirvell, K., & Kingdon, D. (2015) · The Lancet Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/s2215-0366(15)00039-5 · Cited by 295 · see citing works

Persecutory delusions and catastrophic worry in psychosis: Developing the understanding of delusion distress and persistence

Startup, H. M., Freeman, D. H., & Garety, P. A. (2006) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.brat.2006.04.006 · Cited by 205 · see citing works

A pilot randomized trial of metacognitive therapy vs applied relaxation in the treatment of adults with generalized anxiety disorder

Wells, A., Welford, M., King, P., Papageorgiou, C., Wisely, J., & Mendel, E. (2010) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.brat.2009.11.013 · Cited by 195 · see citing works

Effects of worry on physiological and subjective reactivity to emotional stimuli in generalized anxiety disorder and nonanxious control participants.

Llera, S. J., & Newman, M. G. (2010) · Emotion · doi:10.1037/a0019351 · Cited by 195 · see citing works

Rethinking the Role of Worry in Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Evidence Supporting a Model of Emotional Contrast Avoidance

Llera, S. J., & Newman, M. G. (2014) · Behavior Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.beth.2013.12.011 · Cited by 163 · see citing works

A randomised controlled trial of a worry intervention for individuals with persistent persecutory delusions

Foster, C., Startup, H. M., Potts, L. C., & Freeman, D. H. (2009) · Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.jbtep.2009.09.001 · Cited by 139 · see citing works

A meta-analysis of cognitive therapy for worry in generalized anxiety disorder

Hanrahan, F., Field, A. P., Jones, F. W., & Davey, G. C. L. (2013) · Clinical Psychology Review · doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2012.10.008 · Cited by 135 · see citing works

Treatable clinical intervention targets for patients with schizophrenia

Freeman, D., Taylor, K. M., Molodynski, A., & Waite, F. (2019) · Schizophrenia Research · doi:10.1016/j.schres.2019.07.016 · Cited by 125 · see citing works

Worry, emotion control, and anxiety control in older and young adults

Gould, C. E., & Edelstein, B. A. (2010) · Journal of Anxiety Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.janxdis.2010.05.009 · Cited by 121 · see citing works

Psychometric evaluation of the Financial Threat Scale (FTS) in the context of the great recession

Marjanovic, Z., Greenglass, E. R., Fıksenbaum, L., & Bell, C. M. (2013) · Journal of Economic Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.joep.2013.02.005 · Cited by 120 · see citing works

A systematic review and discussion of symptom specific cognitive behavioural approaches to delusions and hallucinations

Lincoln, T. M., & PETERS, E. R. (2018) · Schizophrenia Research · doi:10.1016/j.schres.2017.12.014 · Cited by 114 · see citing works

Comorbidity of generalized anxiety disorder and alcohol use disorders among individuals seeking outpatient substance abuse treatment

Smith, J. P., & Book, S. W. (2009) · Addictive Behaviors · doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2009.07.002 · Cited by 114 · see citing works

Worry and Rumination in Anorexia Nervosa

Startup, H. M., Lavender, A., Oldershaw, A., Stott, R. B., Tchanturia, K., Treasure, J. L., & Schmidt, U. H. (2012) · Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy · doi:10.1017/s1352465812000847 · Cited by 106 · see citing works

Capturing worry in daily life: Are trait questionnaires sufficient?

Verkuil, B., Brosschot, J. F., & Thayer, J. F. (2007) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.brat.2007.02.004 · Cited by 92 · see citing works

Cognitive Behavior Therapy Targeting Intolerance of Uncertainty: Application to a Clinical Case of Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Robichaud, M. (2013) · Cognitive and Behavioral Practice · doi:10.1016/j.cbpra.2012.09.001 · Cited by 86 · see citing works

A hierarchical model for the relationships between general and specific vulnerability factors and symptom levels of generalized anxiety disorder.

van der Heiden, C., Melchior, K., Muris, P., Bouwmeester, S., Bos, A., & van der Molen, H. (2010) · Journal of Anxiety Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.janxdis.2009.12.005 · Cited by 93 · see citing works

Effectiveness of a Web-based and Mobile Therapy Chatbot on Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Subclinical Young Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial

Karkosz, S., Szymański, R., Sanna, K., & Michałowski, J. M. (2023) · JMIR Formative Research · doi:10.2196/47960 · Cited by 112 · see citing works

Development and validation of two measures of emotional contrast avoidance: The contrast avoidance questionnaires

Llera, S. J., & Newman, M. G. (2017) · Journal of Anxiety Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.janxdis.2017.04.008 · Cited by 74 · see citing works

The interaction of affective with psychotic processes: A test of the effects of worrying on working memory, jumping to conclusions, and anomalies of experience in patients with persecutory delusions

Freeman, D., Startup, H., Dunn, G., Černis, E., Wingham, G., Pugh, K., Cordwell, J., & Kingdon, D. (2013) · Journal of Psychiatric Research · doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2013.06.016 · Cited by 71 · see citing works

The relation between the five facets of mindfulness and worry in a non-clinical sample

Fisak, B., & von Lehe, A. C. (2012) · Mindfulness · doi:10.1007/s12671-011-0075-0 · Cited by 67 · see citing works

Interacting effects of worry and anxiety on attentional disengagement from threat.

Verkuil, B., Brosschot, J., Putman, P., & Thayer, J. (2009) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.brat.2008.11.003 · Cited by 69 · see citing works

Persecutory delusions and psychological well-being

Freeman, D. H., Startup, H. M., Dunn, G., Wingham, G., Černis, E., Evans, N., Lister, R., Pugh, K., Cordwell, J., & Kingdon, D. (2013) · Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology · doi:10.1007/s00127-013-0803-y · Cited by 60 · see citing works

Understanding jumping to conclusions in patients with persecutory delusions: working memory and intolerance of uncertainty

Freeman, D. H., Startup, H. M., Dunn, G., Černis, E., Wingham, G., Pugh, K., Cordwell, J., Mander, H., & Kingdon, D. (2014) · Psychological Medicine · doi:10.1017/s0033291714000592 · Cited by 59 · see citing works

Nightmares in the general population: identifying potential causal factors

Rek, S. V., Sheaves, B., & Freeman, D. H. (2017) · Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology · doi:10.1007/s00127-017-1408-7 · Cited by 55 · see citing works

Worry impairs the problem-solving process: Results from an experimental study

Llera, S. J., & Newman, M. G. (2020) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.brat.2020.103759 · Cited by 52 · see citing works

WORRY, INTOLERANCE OF UNCERTAINTY, AND STATISTICS ANXIETY

Williams, A. S. (2013) · Statistics Education Research Journal · doi:10.52041/serj.v12i1.321 · Cited by 49 · see citing works

The Dunn Worry Questionnaire and the Paranoia Worries Questionnaire: new assessments of worry

Freeman, D. H., Bird, J. C., Loe, B. S., Kingdon, D., Startup, H. M., Clark, D. M., Ehlers, A., Černis, E., Wingham, G., Evans, N., et al. (2019) · Psychological Medicine · doi:10.1017/s0033291719000588 · Cited by 48 · see citing works

Developing Treatments of Persistent Persecutory Delusions

Hepworth, C., Startup, H. M., & Freeman, D. H. (2011) · The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease · doi:10.1097/nmd.0b013e318229cfa8 · Cited by 46 · see citing works

Examining the Role of Repetitive Negative Thinking in Relations Between Positive and Negative Aspects of Self-compassion and Symptom Improvement During Intensive Treatment

Wadsworth, L. P., Forgeard, M., Hsu, K. J., Kertz, S., Treadway, M., & Björgvinsson, T. (2018) · Cognitive Therapy and Research · doi:10.1007/s10608-017-9887-0 · Cited by 43 · see citing works

Promising effects of treatment with flotation-REST (restricted environmental stimulation technique) as an intervention for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD): a randomized controlled pilot trial

Jonsson, K., & Kjellgren, A. (2016) · BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine · doi:10.1186/s12906-016-1089-x · Cited by 40 · see citing works

Normative data for the Dutch version of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire

van der Heiden, C., Muris, P., Bos, A. E. R., van der Molen, H., & Oostra, M. (2009) · Netherlands Journal of Psychology · doi:10.1007/bf03080129 · Cited by 37 · see citing works

Relationships between depression, anxiety, type D personality, and worry and rumination in patients with coronary heart disease

Tunheim, K., Dammen, T., Baardstu, S., Moum, T., Munkhaugen, J., & Papageorgiou, C. (2022) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.929410 · Cited by 37 · see citing works

Group cognitive behavioral therapy targeting intolerance of uncertainty: a randomized trial for older Chinese adults with generalized anxiety disorder.

Hui, C., & Zhihui, Y. (2017) · Aging & Mental Health · doi:10.1080/13607863.2016.1222349 · Cited by 34 · see citing works

Testing a procedural variant of written imaginal exposure for generalized anxiety disorder

Fracalanza, K., Koerner, N., & Antony, M. M. (2014) · Journal of Anxiety Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.janxdis.2014.05.011 · Cited by 33 · see citing works

Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia for patients with co-morbid generalized anxiety disorder: an open trial on clinical outcomes and putative mechanisms

Jansson‐Fröjmark, M., & Jacobson, K. (2021) · Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy · doi:10.1017/s1352465821000023 · Cited by 32 · see citing works

Cognitive defusion is a core cognitive mechanism for the sensory-affective uncoupling of pain during mindfulness meditation

Zorn, J., Abdoun, O., Sonié, S., & Lutz, A. (2021) · Psychosomatic Medicine · doi:10.1097/psy.0000000000000938 · Cited by 31 · see citing works

Anxiety-related processes in anorexia nervosa and their relation to eating disorder pathology, depression and anxiety

Sternheim, L. C., Startup, H. M., & Schmidt, U. H. (2014) · Advances in Eating Disorders · doi:10.1080/21662630.2014.948469 · Cited by 32 · see citing works

Mental imagery in generalized anxiety disorder: A comparison with healthy control participants

Tallon, K., Ovanessian, M. M., Koerner, N., & Dugas, M. J. (2020) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.brat.2020.103571 · Cited by 31 · see citing works

Social Influences in Negative Thinking and Affect

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Worry among Latinx college students: relations to anxious arousal, social anxiety, general depression, and insomnia

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