The anxiety disorders / Russell Noyes, Jr., university of Iowa College of Medicine and Rudolf Hoehn-Saric, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

  • Noyes, Russell, Jr.
Date:
1998
  • Books

About this work

Description

This comprehensive text covers all the anxiety disorders found in the latest DSM and ICD classifications. Written by two internationally-recognized authorities in the field, it provides detailed information about seven principal disorders, including anxiety in the medically ill. For each, it covers diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, etiology and pathogenesis, clinical features, natural history and differential diagnosis, and describes treatment approaches, both psychological and pharmacological. The scientific literature of the past two decades is thoroughly surveyed, with added insights from history, philosophy and the arts.

Publication/Creation

Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1998.

Physical description

x, 343 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Contents

Normal anxiety and fear: psychological and biological aspects-- Generalized anxiety disorder-- Panic disorder and agoraphobia-- Social phobia-- Specific phobia-- Posttraumatic stress disorder-- Anxiety in the medically ill: disorders due to medical conditions and substances.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    Medical Collection
    WM172 1998N95a
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 0521552079
  • 9780521552073