The Personality Trait “Intolerance of Uncertainty” Causes Anguish during COVID.

In the decades since the IUS was developed, researchers have found it useful for understanding why some patients are anxious, devising targeted therapies and assessing a patient's progress. When encountering patients with a high score on the IUS, Bredemeier may explicitly target enhancing their comfort levels with life's unpredictability as a treatment goal. These patients are typical of the ones psychologist Keith Bredemeier sees at the University of Pennsylvania's Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety. [Extracted from the article]