Editorial: Metacognitive Therapy: Science and Practice of a Paradigm

Frontiers in Psychology

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Adrian Wells¹  Lora Capobianco²  Gerald Matthews³  Hans M. Nordahl⁴ 

[1] Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, School of Psychological Sciences, University of Manchester, United Kingdom;Research and Innovation, Greater Manchester Mental Health National Health Service Foundation Trust, United Kingdom;Institute for Simulation and Training, University of Central Florida, United States;Department of Mental Health, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

关键词: metacognitive therapy;    S-REF model;    metacognition;    psychological disorders;    causal mechanisms;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2020.576210

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

One of the greatest challenges facing mental health research is the development and testingof bone-fide causal theories of psychopathology that inform the development of more effectivetreatments. Unfortunately, apart from the major progress offered by cognitive-behavior therapyover 40 years ago, there have been few advances in models and treatments that have improvedoutcomes. Developments are hindered by the prevailing clinical research strategy that hasattempted to innovate by combining therapeutic techniques taken from a wide range of existingsources, but in the absence of an understanding of causal mechanisms. This raises crucial questions:how can the researcher or practitioner know which of the plethora of techniques to choose, shouldthey be combined or used in the absence of a theoretical rationale and are they compatible?.

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