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Metacognitive Therapy (or MCT for short) is an effective evidence-based talking therapy that modifies common factors that keep anxiety and depression going, especially the control of negative repetitive thinking (i.e., worry, rumination), and unhelpful patterns of attention.

• MCT is a transdiagnostic evidenced based psychological therapy.
• It does not require in-depth analysis or challenging the content of patient worries.
• It focuses on enabling patients to effectively regulate repetitive negative thinking cycles such as worry and rumination and other unhelpful behaviours that research shows maintain anxiety and depression.

• MCT has been shown to be effective across a range of mental health disorders in both adults and children.
• MCT has also been shown to be effective for physical health patients (i.e., cardiac, cancer patients) with a common mental health disorder.

•  Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is based on a theory that emphasises the content of thoughts and beliefs as the main mechanism of psychological disorder.
• MCT is based on a different psychological theory where the biased regulation of thinking is the main mechanism.
• CBT reality-tests thoughts and uses prolonged exposure methods.
• MCT focuses on flexibly regulating worry, rumination and mental processes and developing a particular relationship to the mind.
• MCT can be more efficient and effective than CBT.