Anxiety Disorders Psychological and Biological Perspectives

Anxiety is one of those entltles which everyone "knows", but which ultimately resists simple objective description. The essence of the phenomenon is its subjectivity. True it has its well documented associated physiological events: the increased pulse rate and blood pressure, sweating, and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shaw, Brian F.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1986, 1986
Edition:1st ed. 1986
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Section I: Classification and Nosology
  • Proposed Revisions in the DSM-III Classification of Anxiety Disorders Based on Research and Clinical Experience
  • The Differentiation of Anxiety and Depressive Syndromes
  • Section 2: Basic Science Studies of Anxiety
  • The Neurobiology of Anxiety: A Tale of Two Systems
  • The Psychophysiology of Anxiety and Hedonic Affect: Motivational Specificity
  • Anxiety and Memory
  • Section 3: Psychological Treatment
  • A Psychological Model of Panic
  • Cognitive Approaches to Anxiety Disorders
  • Exposure-Based Treatments for Anxiety Disorders
  • Psychosocial Treatment of Anxiety Disorders
  • Self-Control Skills for the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders
  • Section 4: Pharmacological Treatment
  • New Perspectives on the Treatment of Panic and Phobic Disorders
  • The Use of Benzodiazepines in Anxiety Disorders
  • New Approaches to the Pharmacological Treatment of Anxiety and Depression
  • Section 5: Summary
  • Anxiety Disorders: Future Directions and Closing Comments
  • Contributors