Advancing our understanding of the cognitive underpinnings of psychopathology, this is the first book dedicated exclusively to the role of unwanted intrusive th... » 

Advancing our understanding of the cognitive underpinnings of psychopathology, this is the first book dedicated exclusively to the role of unwanted intrusive thoughts (UITs). Following an introductory chapter that explores the nature and causes of cognitive intrusions in nonclinical and clinical populations, it takes a closer look at specific types of psychological distress. Experts review the research base on the growing number of disorders in which UITs have been investigated and present theories and findings on how UITs contribute to the etiology and maintainance of different kinds of disordered thinking, feeling, and bahavior. «