Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Philip C. Kendall, Sandra Pimentel, Moira A. Rynn, Aleta Angelosante, and Alicia Webb
in Phobic and Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents: A Clinican's Guide to Effective Psychosocial and Pharmacological Interventions
This chapter describes generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) in children and discusses useful assessment tools and therapies (both pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy) for the identification and ...
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Diagnostic Issues
Mark R. Dadds, Rachael C. James, Paula M. Barrett, and Frank C. Verhulst
in Phobic and Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents: A Clinican's Guide to Effective Psychosocial and Pharmacological Interventions
This chapter explores diagnostic issues in psychopathology, including the development of the current systems (the DSM and ICD), and their classifications of separation anxiety disorder ...
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Learning to Relax
Richard E. Zinbarg, Michelle G. Craske, and David H. Barlow
in Mastery of Your Anxiety and Worry: Therapist Guide (2 ed.)
Chapter 8 outlines the fifth treatment session, and discusses techniques for learning to relax, how generalized tension and physiological anxiety contribute to GAD, and the physical and ...
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Teenager with Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Eli R. Lebowitz
in Addressing Parental Accommodation When Treating Anxiety In Children
This chapter illustrates the work of reducing family accommodation as part of a larger treatment strategy that also includes working directly with the anxious child. The chapter presents ...
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Anxiety Symptoms
David Watson and Michael W. O’Hara
in Understanding the Emotional Disorders: A Symptom-Level Approach Based on the IDAS-II
This chapter reviews the convergent, discriminant, criterion, and incremental validity of symptoms of the DSM-5 anxiety disorders; these include panic disorder, agoraphobia, social anxiety ...
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Anxiety Disorders in Asians
Janie J. Hong
in Handbook of Adult Psychopathology in Asians: Theory, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Chapter 7 discusses anxiety disorders in Asians. It considers the identification of anxiety disorders (DSM nosology and criteria for anxiety disorders, specific phobias, panic attacks, ...
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Anxiety Disorders
Brian L. Odlaug, Waqar Mahmud, Andrew Goddard, and Jon E. Grant
in Young Adult Mental Health
This chapter discusses aspects and impacts of anxiety disorders, including social anxietydisorder, panic disorder, generalized anxiety,and posttraumatic stress disorder on youngadult mental ...
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Management of Comorbid Anxiety Disorders Module
Michael W. Otto, Noreen A. Reilly-Harrington, Jane N. Kogan, Aude Henin, Robert O. Knauz, and Gary S. Sachs
in Managing Bipolar Disorder: Therapist Guide: A cognitive-behavioural approach
Chapter 19 discusses the management of comorbid anxiety disorders and special issues in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder.
Combination Pharmacotherapy and Psychotherapy for the Treatment of Major Depressive and Anxiety Disorders
Cindy J. Aaronson, Gary Katzman, and Rachel L. Moster
in A Guide to Treatments That Work (4 edn)
Clinical wisdom and intuition suggest that when treating major depression and/or anxiety disorders, combining two documented efficacious treatments such as antidepressants and psychotherapy ...
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Anxiety states: Panic and generalized anxiety
David M. Clark
in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Psychiatric Problems: A Practical Guide
This chapter discusses anxiety states, including panic and generalized anxiety. It defines the nature of anxiety (types of anxiety state, prevalence, mode of onset, method of presentation), ...
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Peter D. McLean and Sheila R. Woody
in Anxiety Disorders in Adults: An Evidence-Based Approach to Psychological Treatment
This chapter discusses generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). This includes the phenomenology of GAD, and its prevalence, as well as theoretical perspectives on GAD (biological approaches, and ...
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Child Anxiety: Types and Treatments
Eli R. Lebowitz
in Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD: A Scientifically Proven Program for Parents
This chapter discusses the main types of childhood and adolescent anxiety. There is no limit to the variety of things that can cause a child anxiety, but some fears and worries are more ...
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Addressing Parental Accommodation When Treating Anxiety In Children
Eli R. Lebowitz
This book is a practical guide to addressing family accommodation in the treatment of childhood anxiety. Accommodation refers to changes that parents make to their own behavior to help a ...
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Introduction to Accommodation of Child Anxiety
Eli R. Lebowitz
in Addressing Parental Accommodation When Treating Anxiety In Children
This chapter introduces the concept of family accommodation and discusses its relation to other aspects of parenting behavior. The chapter provides definitions of family accommodation and ...
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Learning to Relax
Michelle G. Craske and David H. Barlow
in Mastery of Your Anxiety and Worry: Workbook (2 ed.)
Chapter 5 outlines techniques for learning to relax, how generalized tension and physiological anxiety contribute to GAD, and the physical and mental components of relaxation training. ...
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The Development of Generalized Anxiety
Ronald M. Rapee
in The Developmental Psychopathology of Anxiety
This chapter describes research into the origins and development of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). It outlines features of GAD, models of the maintenance of GAD, factors important to ...
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Drugs for Anxiety and Their Relation to This Program
Michelle G. Craske and David H. Barlow
in Mastery of Your Anxiety and Worry: Workbook (2 ed.)
Chapter 11 discusses drugs for anxiety and how they relate to this treatment program. Reasons for taking anti-anxiety drugs are outlined, as well as how anti-anxiety drugs such as ...
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Getting to the Heart of Worrying: Facing Your Fears
Richard E. Zinbarg, Michelle G. Craske, and David H. Barlow
in Mastery of Your Anxiety and Worry: Therapist Guide (2 ed.)
Chapter 11 presents an outline of the eighth treatment session. This session involves systematically inducing the worry processes, so as to allow for the practice of anxiety management ...
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Dealing with Real Problems: Time Management, Goal Setting, and Problem-Solving
Richard E. Zinbarg, Michelle G. Craske, and David H. Barlow
in Mastery of Your Anxiety and Worry: Therapist Guide (2 ed.)
Chapter 13 describes problems such as overcommitment, and ineffective problem-solving skills. Common sources of realistic stressors that compoud anxiety problems are explored, including ...
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Drugs for Anxiety and Their Relation to This Program
Richard E. Zinbarg, Michelle G. Craske, and David H. Barlow
in Mastery of Your Anxiety and Worry: Therapist Guide (2 ed.)
Chapter 14 discusses the use and discontinuation of drugs for anxiety and the relation of medication to this program. Commonly used anxiety medications are described, as well as ...
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