01767nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653003300118653001800151653002400169653002200193653002600215100002200241700002400263245010700287300001200394490000700406520110800413022001401521020001401535       2008                            d  c07/2008bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10aGeneralized anxiety disorder10aMetacognition10acognitive processes10aanxiety treatment10asinglecase experiment1 aJuan Ramos-Cejudo1 aAntonio Cano-Vindel00aCognitive-Behavioural Treatment in a case of Generalized Anxiety Disorder: The Metacognitive Component  a305-3190 v143 aCognitive models have been developed during the past years in order to explain the principal anxiety disorders. According to the former, experienced anxiety depends not so much on the situation but on the interpretation and cognitive processes mediating such emotional response. Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is characterized by uncontrollable and excessive worry, which usually generates significant levels of distress and anxiety. Patients with GAD have often been found to meet criteria for mood disorders, other anxiety disorders (at least 60% suffer from other Axis I disorders) and stress related disorders (irritable bowel syndrome or headaches). Studies based on Wells s metacognitive model (1999) have received strong empirical support when investigating cognitive processes involved in GAD and the role played by worry in its onset and maintenance. In support of this model, we present a case of a 40 year-old-man treated for GAD in a private practice. The assessment, treatment plan and post-treatment results, discussed in detail, reasonably achieved the desired therapeutic objectives.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437