List of Contributors ix1 Worry, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), and their Importance 1Alexander L. Gerlach and Andrew T. Gloster2 Assessing Worry: An Overview 9Marcia T. B. Rinner and Andrew T. Gloster3 Perceptions of Threat 25Keith Bredemeier and Howard Berenbaum4 Transdiagnostic View on Worrying and Other Negative Mental Content 43Thomas Ehring and Evelyn Behar5 Worry and Other Mental Health Problems 69Markus Jansson-Fröjmark, Elena Bilevicius, Renée El-Gabalawy, and Gordon J. G. Asmundson6 Learning Science and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) 99Ian Stewart, Stephan Stevens, Bryan Roche, and Simon Dymond7 Cognitive-Behavioral Models of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD): Toward a Synthesis 117Naomi Koerner, Peter McEvoy, and Kathleen Tallon8 Structural and Functional Neuroanatomy of Generalized Anxiety Disorder 151Anne Schienle and Albert Wabnegger9 Cultural Perspectives in Understanding, Treating, and Studying: Worry and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) 173Dong Xie10 Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) 203Michelle G. Newman, Nur Hani Zainal, and Juergen Hoyer11 Interpersonal and Emotion-Focused Therapy (I/EP) for Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) 231Michelle G. Newman and Nur Hani Zainal12 Acceptance-Based Behavioral Therapies for Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) 245Lizabeth Roemer and Susan M. Orsillo13 Short-Term Psychodynamic Therapy of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) 273Falk Leichsenring, Christiane Steinert, and Simone Salzer14 Pharmacological Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) 297David S. Baldwin15 Internet- and Computer-Based Treatments of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) 319Eni Becker and Gerhard Andersson16 Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) in Children and Adolescents 335Tina In-Albon, Tove Wahlund, and Sean Perrin17 The Road Ahead: What Research Paths Should Be Taken in Order to Improve Future Treatments? 369Andrew T. Gloster and Alexander L. GerlachIndex 381
ALEXANDER L. GERLACH is Professor of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy at the University of Cologne, where he is Director of the outpatient cognitive behavioral psychotherapy treatment center.ANDREW T. GLOSTER is Professor of Psychology at the University of Basel, where he heads the Division of Clinical Psychology and Intervention Science.