The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Anxiety Disorders

An overview of the psychobiology of anxiety disorders. Sections are included on each of the main anxiety disorders, including chapters on their phenomenology, pathogenesis, pharmacotherapy, and psychotherapy. The bulk of the material is related to generalized anxiety disorder, mixed anxiety-depressive disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder and agoraphobia, social phobia, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Additional chapters cover neural, evolutionary, cognitive, and psychodynamic concepts of anxiety disorders. Final sections look at special populations such as children, the elderly, and substance abusers and social and economic costs of anxiety disorders. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)