Table of Contents

Definitions
Pathophysiology of anxiety
Prevalence
Clinical features
General management
Psychological treatment
Pharmacological treatment
Future trends

Definitions of anxiety disorders; Pathophysiology of anxiety; Prevalence of anxiety disorders; Clinical features of anxiety disorders; Psychological treatments; Drug treatment of anxiety disorders; Future trends.

About the Author

Malcolm H Lader OBE DSc PhD MD FRCPsych FMedSci, Emeritus Professor of Clinical Psychopharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, UK and Thomas W Uhde MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Chief, Neuroscience Research Programs, Director, Central Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviews

"'Anxiety, Panic and Phobias achieves its aim in providing a user-friendly, fact-filled service for its readers'. Stress and Health"