Anxiety disorders : an introduction to clinical management and research

List of contributors vii Preface xi E.J.L. Griez Introduction: Current Concepts in Anxiety xv D. Klein PART I EPIDEMIOLOGY AND GENETICS 1 1 Epidemiology of Anxiety Disorders 3 T. Overbeek, E. Vermetten and E.J.L. Griez 2 Genetics of Anxiety Disorders: Part I 25 M.C. Cavallini and L. Bellodi 3 Genetics of Anxiety Disorders: Part II 41 B. de Brettes and J.P. Le´pine PART II NOSOLOGY AND TREATMENT OF ANXIETY DISORDERS 51 4 Panic Disorder: Clinical Course, Morbidity and Comorbidity 53 C. Faravelli and A. Paionni 5 Panic Disorder: Pathogenesis and Treatment 81 C. Faravelli, V. Ricca and E. Truglia 6 Specific Phobias 105 H. Merckelbach and P. Muris 7 Social Phobia 137 C. Faravelli, T. Zucchi, A. Perone, R. Salmoria and B. Viviani 8 Obsessive-compulsive Disorder: Diagnostic Considerations and an Epidemiological Update 157 Y. Sasson, M. Chopra, R. Amiaz, I. Iancu and J. Zohar 9 Obsessive-compulsive Disorder: Biology and Treatment, a Generation of Progress 169 I. Lanco, Y. Sasson, N. Nakash, M. Chopra and J. Zohar Anxiety Disorders. Edited by E. J. L. Griez, C. Faravelli, D. Nutt and D. Zohar. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Print ISBN 0-471-97893-6 Electronic ISBN 0-470-84643-7 10 Generalised Anxiety Disorder 189 N. Caycedo and E.J.L. Griez 11 Post-traumatic Syndromes: Comparative Biology and Psychology 205 W.S. de Loos 12 The Psychology of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder 223 W.S. de Loos PART III RESEARCH METHODS 245 SECTION A METHODS OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 247 13 Learning Perspectives on Anxiety Disorders 249 P. Eelen, D. Hermans and F. Baeyens 14 Current Trends in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Anxiety Disorders 265 Ph. Fontaine, E. Mollard, S.N. Yao and J. Cottraux SECTION B METHODS OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 287 15 The Experience Sampling Method in Stress and Anxiety Research 289 M.W. de Vries, C.I.M. Caes and P.A.E.G. Delespaul SECTION C METHODS OF PHARMACOLOGY 307 16 The Pharmacology of Human Anxiety 309 D.J. Nutt 17 Clinical Testing of Anxiolytic Drugs 325 M. Bourin SECTION D METHODS OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHIATRY 339 18 A Case Study of the 35% CO2 Challenge 341 K. Verburg, G. Perna and E.J.L. Griez 19 The Tryptophan Depletion Technique in Psychiatric Research 359 S.V. Argyropoulos, J.K. Abrams and D.J. Nutt Index 371