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Metacognitive Therapy

Psychotherapy and Behavioral Therapy

Metacognitive therapy (MCT) is a psychotherapy focused on modifying the metacognitive beliefs that perpetuate states of worry, rumination and attention fixation. It was created by Adrian Wells based on an information processing model developed by Wells and Gerald Matthews, and is supported by scientific evidence from a large number of studies. MCT first discovers what patients believe about their own thoughts and how their mind works, then shows them how these beliefs lead to unhelpful responses that unintentionally prolong or worsen symptoms, before offering alternative ways of responding to thoughts to reduce symptoms.

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Anxiety Disorder, Conditions
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Social Anxiety Disorder, Conditions
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Metacognitive therapy (MCT) is a psychotherapy focused on modifying metacognitive beliefs that perpetuate states of worry, rumination and attention fixation.
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Metacognitive therapy (Wikipedia)
  • Treats: Social Anxiety Disorder, Lead: treats Social Anxiety Disorder
    In clinical practice, MCT is most commonly used for treating anxiety disorders such as social anxiety disorder, generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), health anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as well as depression, though the model was designed to be transdiagnostic (meaning it focuses on common psychological factors thought to maintain all psychological disorders).
  • Treats: Anxiety Disorder, Lead: treats Anxiety Disorder
    In clinical practice, MCT is most commonly used for treating anxiety disorders such as social anxiety disorder, generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), health anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as well as depression, though the model was designed to be transdiagnostic (meaning it focuses on common psychological factors thought to maintain all psychological disorders).
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