Increasingly certain about uncertainty: Intolerance of uncertainty across anxiety and depression
RN Carleton, MK Mulvogue, MA Thibodeau…�- Journal of anxiety�…, 2012 - Elsevier
Intolerance of uncertainty (IU)–a dispositional characteristic resulting from negative beliefs
about uncertainty and its implications–may be an important construct in anxiety disorders
and depression. Despite the potential importance of IU, clinical data on the construct
remains relatively scant and focused on generalized anxiety disorder and obsessive-
compulsive disorder. The present study systematically investigated IU, as measured by the
Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale-12 (IUS-12), across groups diagnosed with anxiety�…
about uncertainty and its implications–may be an important construct in anxiety disorders
and depression. Despite the potential importance of IU, clinical data on the construct
remains relatively scant and focused on generalized anxiety disorder and obsessive-
compulsive disorder. The present study systematically investigated IU, as measured by the
Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale-12 (IUS-12), across groups diagnosed with anxiety�…