The wonder and angst of exploring the unknown: Introduction to the special issue on intolerance of uncertainty

Interest in the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty (IU) and emotional disorders has rapidly increased over the last decade. Early theory and research focused on the relationship between IU and generalized anxiety disorder in particular; but, the roles that IU and the underlying 'fe...

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Main Authors: McEvoy, Peter, Carleton, R.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Pergamon 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2671
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description Interest in the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty (IU) and emotional disorders has rapidly increased over the last decade. Early theory and research focused on the relationship between IU and generalized anxiety disorder in particular; but, the roles that IU and the underlying 'fear of the unknown' play in the development, maintenance, and treatment of a broad array of emotional disorders have been explored more recently. This introduction provides a brief overview of the contributions to the special issue, which (a) summarize our current state of knowledge, (b) describe innovative methods for assessing and increasing our understanding IU within the context of various emotions and emotional disorders, (c) investigate associations between IU and therapeutic change, and (d) propose future research directions.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-26712018-02-28T05:53:45Z The wonder and angst of exploring the unknown: Introduction to the special issue on intolerance of uncertainty McEvoy, Peter Carleton, R. Interest in the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty (IU) and emotional disorders has rapidly increased over the last decade. Early theory and research focused on the relationship between IU and generalized anxiety disorder in particular; but, the roles that IU and the underlying 'fear of the unknown' play in the development, maintenance, and treatment of a broad array of emotional disorders have been explored more recently. This introduction provides a brief overview of the contributions to the special issue, which (a) summarize our current state of knowledge, (b) describe innovative methods for assessing and increasing our understanding IU within the context of various emotions and emotional disorders, (c) investigate associations between IU and therapeutic change, and (d) propose future research directions. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2671 10.1016/j.janxdis.2016.06.004 Pergamon fulltext
spellingShingle McEvoy, Peter
Carleton, R.
The wonder and angst of exploring the unknown: Introduction to the special issue on intolerance of uncertainty
title The wonder and angst of exploring the unknown: Introduction to the special issue on intolerance of uncertainty
title_full The wonder and angst of exploring the unknown: Introduction to the special issue on intolerance of uncertainty
title_fullStr The wonder and angst of exploring the unknown: Introduction to the special issue on intolerance of uncertainty
title_full_unstemmed The wonder and angst of exploring the unknown: Introduction to the special issue on intolerance of uncertainty
title_short The wonder and angst of exploring the unknown: Introduction to the special issue on intolerance of uncertainty
title_sort wonder and angst of exploring the unknown: introduction to the special issue on intolerance of uncertainty
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2671