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Clinical Handbook of Anxiety Disorders

From Theory to Practice

  • Includes updated criteria for anxiety
  • Covers theory, practice, and pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches
  • Written by experts in the field

Part of the book series: Current Clinical Psychiatry (CCPSY)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. A Causal Systems Approach to Anxiety Disorders

    • Emma R. Toner, Donald J. Robinaugh
    Pages 1-14
  3. Neurocircuitry of Anxiety Disorders

    • Carolina Daffre, Katelyn I. Oliver, Edward F. Pace-Schott
    Pages 15-41
  4. Anxiety Disorders: A Feminist Ecological Approach

    • Rachel F. Rodgers, Rachel Berry, Laura E. Fischer
    Pages 43-58
  5. Anxiety Comorbidities: Mood Disorders, Substance Use Disorders, and Chronic Medical Illness

    • Andrew H. Rogers, Sarah T. Wieman, Amanda W. Baker
    Pages 77-103
  6. From OC Spectrum to Anxiety Disorders

    • Samantha N. Hellberg, Ryan J. Jacoby, Sabine Wilhelm
    Pages 105-140
  7. Anxiety Disorders in Children

    • Sophie A. Palitz, Philip C. Kendall
    Pages 141-156
  8. Anxiety Disorders in Emerging Adulthood

    • Nicole J. LeBlanc, Mackenzie Brown, Aude Henin
    Pages 157-173
  9. Anxiety Disorders Among Older Adults: Empirically Supported Treatments and Special Considerations

    • Rachel Zack Ishikawa, Chirag Vyas, Olivia Okereke
    Pages 175-189
  10. Anxiety and Bereavement

    • Arielle Horenstein, Meredith E. Charney
    Pages 191-202
  11. Suicide in Anxiety Disorders

    • René M. Lento, Heidi Boland
    Pages 203-220
  12. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety Disorders

    • Sarah T. Wieman, Shelley Kind, Amanda W. Baker
    Pages 221-250
  13. Psychopharmacology of Anxiety Disorders

    • Andrew Melaragno, Vincenza Spera, Eric Bui
    Pages 251-267
  14. Mind–Body Treatments for Anxiety Disorders

    • Marco Maiello, Meredith J. Ward, Eric Bui
    Pages 269-282
  15. Transcranial Photobiomodulation for Anxiety Disorders and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

    • Marco Antonio Caldieraro, Marco Maiello, Olivia Losiewicz, Paolo Cassano
    Pages 283-295
  16. Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in the Digital Age

    • Allyson M. Blackburn, Elizabeth M. Goetter
    Pages 297-313
  17. Understanding and Treating Anxiety Disorders: A Psychodynamic Approach

    • Jonah N. Cohen, Simona C. Kaplan
    Pages 315-332
  18. Barriers to Implementing Evidence-Based Treatments for Anxiety Disorders in Community Settings

    • Soo Youn, Yesenia Aguilar Silvan, Anna Bartuska, Luana Marques
    Pages 333-351
  19. Back Matter

    Pages 353-363

About this book

This book is designed to present a state-of the-art approach to the assessment and management of anxiety disorders. This text introduces and reviews the theoretical background underlying anxiety and stress psychopathology, addresses the issues faced by clinicians who assess individuals presenting with anxiety in different contexts, and reviews the management of and varied treatment approaches for individuals with anxiety disorders.  Written by experts in the field, the book includes the most common demographics and challenges for physicians treating anxiety, including disorders in children, aging patients, personality disorders, drug and non-drug treatment options, as well as anxiety in comorbid patients.

Clinical Handbook of Anxiety Disorders is a valuable resource for psychiatrists, psychologists, students, counselors, psychiatric nurses, social workers, and all medical professionals working with patients struggling with anxiety and stress-related conditions.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Psychiatry Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA

    Eric Bui, Meredith E. Charney, Amanda W. Baker

About the editors

Eric Bui, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School
1 Bowdoin SquareBoston, MA 02114 

Meredith Charney, PhD
Instructor in Psychiatry
Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School
1 Bowdoin Square
Boston, MA 02114

Amanda W. Baker, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School
1 Bowdoin Square
Boston, MA 02114


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Clinical Handbook of Anxiety Disorders

  • Book Subtitle: From Theory to Practice

  • Editors: Eric Bui, Meredith E. Charney, Amanda W. Baker

  • Series Title: Current Clinical Psychiatry

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30687-8

  • Publisher: Humana Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-30686-1Published: 31 December 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-30687-8Published: 30 December 2019

  • Series ISSN: 2626-241X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2626-2398

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 363

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 13 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology, General Practice / Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Geriatrics/Gerontology

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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