Libri di James C. Ballenger

"Rapid Reference to Anxiety" provides authoritative and accessible information for the primary care and hospital doctor to assist with treatment decisions. Topics covered include panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. Each title in the "Rapid Reference" series covers diagnosis, prevention, treatment and management of the disease area. They also contain drug listings, clinical trial information, future developments, FAQs and website listings to keep the reader up to date with the disease area. With patients becoming better informed about the nature and management of their conditions, "Rapid Reference" is a timely new series that offers doctors easy access to the best information for patient care and management.

Anxiety disorders are extremely common and affect one in twelve adults at some point in their life. In recent years rapid developments in basic science and pharmacology have greatly increased our understanding of the causes of generalized anxiety disorders, panic disorders, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder. "Anxiety Disorders" is a comprehensive clinical reference work with a strong emphasis on drug treatment. This book considers major advances and present coherent accounts of diagnosis and management from the clinical point of view. Each chapter is presented in the form of surveys and digests of recent literature, interspersed with clinical guidelines, diagnostic and therapeutic points. "Anxiety Disorders" is divided into three major sections. The first section describes symptoms and syndromes; the second describes mechanisms and the final part is concerned with the various treatments of anxiety disorders.