Psychopharmacology of panic
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Psychopharmacology of panic
（British Association for Psychopharmacology monograph, no. 12）（Oxford medical publications）
Oxford University Press, 1993
1st ed
Available at 4 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The phenomenon of panic, in which extreme fear is accompanied by physical symptoms, has been described numerous times in the psychiatric literature, but it is only relatively recently that it has been classified as a distinct psychiatric disorder. It appears in the "International Classification of Disease" for the first time in ICD10. In "Psychopharmacology of Panic", a group of contributors review the epidemiology, biological basis, and current treatments of the disorder. Particular empasis is given to new findings on the co-morbidity of panic, especially with depression. The most up-to-date information on the biochemical events involved in the provocation of panic attacks is presented, and the roles of serotonin, cholecystokinin, GABA, and noradrenalin are examined. This knowledge opens up possibilities for novel treatments for panic disorder, and their potential is assessed by the contributors.
Table of Contents
- Introduction, S.A. Montgomery
- the epidemiology of frequent and less frequent panic attacks, J. Angst and W. Wicki
- epidemiology of panic, A.C. Briggs and R.F. Stirton
- symptomatology of panic disorder - an attempt to define the panic-agoraphobic spectrum phenomenology, G.B. Cassano and M. Savino
- growth hormone stimulation by clonidine in panic disorder, B.J. Carroll
- panic may be a misfiring suffocation alarm, D.F. Klein
- do benzodiazepine receptors have a causal role in panic disorder?, D.J. Nutt, P. Glue, C. Lawson, S. Wilson, and D. Ball
- serotonergic basis of panic disorder, G.M. Westenberg and J.A. Den Boer
- cholecystokinin and panic disorders, M. Bourin, J. Bradwejn, and D. Koszycki
- changes in biogenic amine neurotransmitters in panic disorder, P.E. Leonard, J. Butler, D. O'Rourke, and T.J. Fahy
- a psychobiological model for panic - including models for the mechanisms involved in the regulation of mood and anxiety and implications for behavioural and pharmacological therapies, G.W. Ashcroft, L.G. Walker, and A. Lyle.
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