Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Wells, Adrian"
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A Metacognitive Perspective on Mindfulness: An Empirical Investigation
Solem, Stian; Thunes, Susanne Semb; Hjemdal, Odin; Hagen, Roger; Wells, Adrian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: The primary aim of this study was to explore how metacognition, as implicated in Wells and Matthews’ metacognitive theory of emotional disorder, might relate to the concept of mindfulness, and whether metacognition ... -
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Metacognitive Therapy for Depression: Analysis of 1-Year Follow-Up
Hjemdal, Odin; Solem, Stian; Hagen, Roger; Kennair, Leif Edward Ottesen; Nordahl, Hans Morten; Wells, Adrian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This paper reports the 1-year follow-up results from a randomized controlled trial (RCT), which examined the efficacy of metacognitive therapy (MCT) for unipolar depression compared to a waiting condition. Thirty-nine ... -
A test of the goodness of fit of the generic metacognitive model of psychopathology symptoms
Nordahl, Henrik; Ødegaard, Ingunn Harsvik; Hjemdal, Odin; Wells, Adrian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Common mental disorders such as depression and anxiety frequently co-occur and may share etiological mechanisms. The metacognitive model is based on the principle that there are common pathological mechanisms ... -
Cognitive and metacognitive predictors of symptom improvement following treatment for social anxiety disorder: A secondary analysis from a randomized controlled trial
Nordahl, Henrik; Nordahl, Hans Morten; Hjemdal, Odin; Wells, Adrian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Cognitive therapy for social anxiety disorder (SAD) based on the Clark and Wells model emphasizes negative beliefs about the social self and self‐consciousness as central causal factors. However, Wells’ metacognitive model ... -
Explaining depression symptoms in patients with social anxiety disorder: Do maladaptive metacognitive beliefs play a role?
Nordahl, Henrik; Nordahl, Hans Morten; Vogel, Patrick A.; Wells, Adrian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a major risk factor for developing symptoms of depression. Severity of social anxiety has previously been identified as a risk factor, and cognitive models emphasize dysfunctional schemas ... -
In or out of work: A preliminary investigation of mental health, trait anxiety and metacognitive beliefs as predictors of work status
Nordahl, Henrik; Wells, Adrian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Common mental disorders are associated with significant economic, social, and personal costs that are primarily incurred through loss of work status. Psychological interventions based on cognitive‐behavioural ... -
Individual differences in metacognitive knowledge contribute to psychological vulnerability more than the presence of a mental disorder does
Nordahl, Henrik; Wells, Adrian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Psychological vulnerability can be operationalized as trait-anxiety, the stable tendency to experience anxiety and negative affect when exposed to stress. The current study set out to test whether metacognitive beliefs ... -
Measuring the Cognitive Attentional Syndrome Associated with Emotional Distress: Psychometric Properties of the CAS-1
Nordahl, Henrik; Wells, Adrian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The self-regulatory executive function model is the basis of metacognitive therapy and proposes that psychological disorders are caused by maladaptive beliefs about thinking (metacognitive beliefs) and a perseverative ... -
Mechanisms of change in metacognitive and cognitive behavioral therapy for treatment-resistant anxiety: The role of metacognitive beliefs and coping strategies
Hoffart, Asle; Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Nordahl, Hans Morten; Wells, Adrian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Metacognitive therapy (MCT) has shown promising outcomes across disorders, but, currently, little is known about the mechanisms of change in MCT as well as their specificity compared to those of cognitive behavioral therapy ... -
Metacognition and Perspective Taking Predict Negative Self-Evaluation of Social Performance in Patients with SAD
Nordahl, Hans Morten; Nordahl, Henrik; Wells, Adrian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)This study set out to test two sets of predictors of negative self-evaluation of performance in social anxiety disorder: metacognitive beliefs and perspective taking in self-imagery. Forty-seven patients with DSM-IV social ... -
Metacognition, Cognition and Social Anxiety: A Test of Temporal and Reciprocal Relationships
Nordahl, Henrik; Anyan, Frederick; Hjemdal, Odin; Wells, Adrian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Cognitive models of social anxiety give prominence to dysfunctional schemas about the social self as the key underlying factors in maladaptive self-processing strategies and social anxiety symptoms. In contrast, the ... -
Metacognitive beliefs uniquely contribute to interpersonal problems: A test controlling for adult attachment, big-5 personality traits, anxiety and depression
Nordahl, Henrik; Hjemdal, Odin; Wells, Adrian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Interpersonal difficulties are common across psychological disorders and are a legitimate target of treatment. Psychotherapeutic models differ in their understanding of interpersonal problems and how these problems are ... -
Metacognitive Therapy for Depression in Adults: A Waiting List Randomized Controlled Trial with Six Months Follow-Up
Hagen, Roger; Hjemdal, Odin; Solem, Stian; Kennair, Leif Edward Ottesen; Nordahl, Hans Morten; Fisher, Peter; Wells, Adrian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)This randomized controlled trial examines the efficacy of metacognitive therapy (MCT) for depression. Thirty-nine patients with depression were randomly assigned to immediate MCT (10 sessions) or a 10-week wait list period ... -
Metacognitive Therapy for Depression: A 3-Year Follow-Up Study Assessing Recovery, Relapse, Work Force Participation, and Quality of Life
Solem, Stian; Kennair, Leif Edward Ottesen; Hagen, Roger; Havnen, Audun; Nordahl, Hans Morten; Wells, Adrian; Hjemdal, Odin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)A major challenge in the treatment of depression has been high relapse rates following treatment. The current study reports results from a 3-year follow-up of patients treated with metacognitive therapy (MCT). Thirty-four ... -
Metacognitive Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder: An A-B Repliction Series Across Social Anxiety Subtypes
Nordahl, Henrik; Wells, Adrian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is the treatment of choice for Social anxiety disorder (SAD). However, factors additional to those emphasised in CBT are the primary cause of psychological disorder according to the ... -
Metacognitive Therapy in Major Depression: An Open Trial of Comorbid Cases
Hjemdal, Odin; Hagen, Roger; Solem, Stian; Nordahl, Henrik; Kennair, Leif Edward Ottesen; Ryum, Truls; Nordahl, Hans Morten; Wells, Adrian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)This open trial investigated the transdiagnostic effects of metacognitive therapy (MCT) in patients with severe major depressive disorder and comorbid psychiatric disorder. Ten patients were treated with MCT over 10 sessions ... -
Metacognitive therapy of early traumatized patients with borderline personality disorder: A phase-II baseline-controlled trial
Nordahl, Hans Morten; Wells, Adrian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Metacognitive therapy (MCT) is proving to be an effective and brief treatment for anxiety disorders and depression, but there are no investigations of its feasibility and effect on primary personality disorders. We conducted ... -
Metacognitive therapy versus cognitive–behavioral therapy in adults with generalized anxiety disorder: A 9-year follow-up study
Solem, Stian; Wells, Adrian; Kennair, Leif Edward Ottesen; Hagen, Roger; Nordahl, Hans Morten; Hjemdal, Odin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Objective Metacognitive therapy (MCT) and cognitive–behavior therapy (CBT) are effective treatments for generalized anxiety disorder. In this study, we followed-up patients who had previously participated in a randomized ... -
Metacognitive therapy versus cognitive–behavioural therapy in adults with generalised anxiety disorder
Nordahl, Hans Morten; Borkovec, Thomas D; Hagen, Roger; Kennair, Leif Edward Ottesen; Hjemdal, Odin; Solem, Stian; Hansen, Bjarne; Haseth, Svein; Wells, Adrian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Cognitive–behavioural therapy (CBT) is the treatment of choice for generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), yielding significant improvements in approximately 50% of patients. There is significant room for improvement ... -
Metacognitive therapy vs. eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for posttraumatic stress disorder: Study protocol for a randomized superiority trial
Nordahl, Hans Morten; Halvorsen, Joar Øveraas; Hjemdal, Odin; Rrusta, Mimoza; Wells, Adrian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background The psychological treatment of choice for patients with severe posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is cognitive behavioural exposure therapy or Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR). Whilst these ...