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Panic and Phobias

Empirical Evidence of Theoretical Models and Longterm Effects of Behavioral Treatments

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  • © 1986

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Table of contents (11 papers)

  1. Introduction

  2. Diagnostic Reliability and Epidemiology of DSM-III Anxiety Disorders

  3. Theoretical Models and Empirical Evidence

  4. Treatments and Longterm Outcome of Phobias with Panic Attacks

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Isaac Marks, Institute of Psychiatry, London Human emotion seems to have changed Westphal's perceptive label. Many factor analytic studies in Europe and the USA since DSM-III burst on the world in 1980. The mere fear or anxiety that people used showed that fears of public places are sali­ ent in this problem, and that such agora­ to feel has been transformed into dramatic phobic panic and avoidance was also fre­ panic attacks, and it has become vital to know whether 3 of these occurred over the quently accompanied by other nonphobic (nonsituational) features like tonic tension last 3 weeks. A rash of papers has appeared proving that 'panic disorder' is a disease and phasic panics independent of any with a specific genetic background, child­ special cue, depression and depersonal­ hood antecedents, biological markers, and ization. Unlike agoraphobia, panic is a pharmacological treatment. With alacrity rather nonspecific term. Spontaneous panic 'panic disorder' has been clutched to the is almost as frequent in anxious depression psychiatric bosom as proof of our medical as in panic disorder, while phobic panic is a identity. hallmark of nearly all severe phobias, be Alas, we have been here before. Did not they specific, social or agoraphobias.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Behavior Therapy Outpatient Unit, Psychiatric University Clinic, Hamburg-Eppendorf, Federal Republic of Germany

    Iver Hand

  • Clinical Psychology, University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Federal Republic of Germany

    Hans-Ulrich Wittchen

  • Unit for Evaluation Research, Max-Planck-Institut für Psychiatrie, München 40, Federal Republic of Germany

    Hans-Ulrich Wittchen

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Panic and Phobias

  • Book Subtitle: Empirical Evidence of Theoretical Models and Longterm Effects of Behavioral Treatments

  • Editors: Iver Hand, Hans-Ulrich Wittchen

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71165-7

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1986

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-71167-1Published: 17 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-71165-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 130

  • Topics: Psychiatry, Psychotherapy

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