[The powerlessness of thoughts – metacognitive therapy for children and adolescents].
Metacognitive therapy (MCT) is a further development of cognitive therapy and was developed by Adrian Wells in the 1990s to treat adults suffering from anxiety disorders and depression. For the first time, this paper introduces a transdiagnostic adaptation of MCT to children and adolescents. Instead of focusing on the content of thoughts or beliefs, as in cognitive therapy, the treatment focuses on reducing negative perseverating thought processes as well as maladaptive attention strategies and coping behaviors. The empirical verification of MCT for children and adolescents is still in a very early stage.
1 Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie des Kindes- und Jugendalters, Uniklinik der RWTH Aachen.
Michael
M
Simons
D000293:Adolescent; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D001288:Attention; D002648:Child; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003469:Culture; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D000067489:Metacognition; D000067657:Pessimism / Q000523:psychology; D011209:Power, Psychological; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D013850:Thinking
Rumination; anxiety disorders; depression; metacognitive therapy; rumination; worry