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Panic disorder and its treatment

edited by Jerrold F. Rosenbaum, Mark H. Pollack

(Medical psychiatry, 10)

Marcel Dekker, Inc., c1998

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

Practical in approach and up to date in content, Panic Disorder and Its Treatment provides a clear and clinically relevant summary of the current knowledge on this challenging illness, covering symptoms, care, cost, comorbidities, and quality of life. Contains algorithms and tables offering at-a-glance drug treatment options and an appendix with measures for assessing symptom severity and therapeutic response! Written by leading authorities on the etiology, course, and management of this condition, Panic Disorder and Its Treatment promotes improved recognition of symptoms in pychiatric and nonpsychiatric settings, including the primary care physician's office or the emergency room reviews evidence from numerous sources on the prognosis of panic disorder, emphasizing the potential for chronicity and recurrence examines the latest advances implicating neurochemical, neurophysiological, and functional neuroanatomical abnormalities in the pathogenesis of panic disorder analyzes risk factors for the illness, including genetics, temperment, developmental experiences, and life events explores available pharmacotherapies for panic disorders, including selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors investigates panic attacks and panic disorder from a cognitive-behavioral perspective, detailing specific therapies targeted to control physical sensations presents clinical strategies for treatment-refractory patients, assuring optimal diagnostic and therapeutic efforts for nonresponders and more! Panic Disorder and Its Treatment serves as insightful reading for psychiatrists and behavioral scientists, clinical psychopharmacologists, neuropsychiatrists, clinical psychologists, clinical social workers, and medical students, residents, and fellows in these disciplines. It is also useful for primary care physicians, including internists, family doctors, and generalists, as well as emergency room staff, who are often the first health care professionals to evaluate the patient.

Table of Contents

Panic Disorder in Primary Care and General Medicine, James C. Ballenger The Longitudinal Course of Panic Disorder, Mark H. Pollack Neurobiology of Panic Disorder, Andrew W. Goddard, Jack M. Gorman, and Dennis S. Charney Early Antecedents of Panic Disorder: Genes, Childhood, and the Environment, Dina R. Hirshfeld, Jordan W. Smoller, Steffany J. Fredman, Maria T. Bulzacchelli, and Jerrold F. Rosenbaum The Pharmacotherapy of Panic Disorder, Jerrold F. Rosenbaum, Steffany J. Fredman, and Mark H. Pollack Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Panic Disorder: Theory, Strategies, and Outcome, Michael W. Otto and Thilo Deckersbach Clinical Approach to Treatment-Resistant Panic Disorder, Peter Roy-Bryne and Deborah S. Cowley Course and Treatment of Panic Disorder During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period, Ruta Nonacs, Lee S. Cohen, and Lori L. Altshuler Panic Disorder: Alcohol and Substance Abuse, James W. Jefferson and John H. Greist Panic Disorder, Quality of Life, and Managed Care: Cost-Effectiveness and Treatment Choices, Katherine M. Connor and Jonathan R. T. Davidson Appendix: Assessment and Measures of Panic Disorder and Treatment Outcome, Michael W. Otto, Susan J. Penava, and Mark H. Pollack

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