Generalized Anxiety Disorders

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-19-955783-7
Verlag: Hurst & Co.

Buch, Englisch, 120 Seiten, Format (B × H): 100 mm x 178 mm, Gewicht: 113 g

Reihe: Oxford Psychiatry Library

Practical, user-friendly format
Portable for quick reference
Use of bullet points, summary boxes, charts and graphs to summarise

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) was first characterized by Freud as part of anxiety neurosis and became part of the diagnostic nomenclature in 1980. GAD is a chronic condition, which affects between 6% -10% in the general population. It is associated with significant functional impairment and increased risk of adverse health outcomes, including cardiovascular disease. It is also frequently found in conjunction with other psychiatric conditions, including mood and other anxiety disorders, and alcohol and substance abuse/dependence. Somatic symptoms are common in GAD, and patients diagnosed with GAD visit primary care physicians twice as often as patients with similar medical and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Part of the Oxford Psychiatry Library series, this pocketbook provides a user-friendly overview of the characterization, diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of GAD in addition to differential diagnoses, pathogenesis, course and clinical co-morbidity associated with this disorder. Each chapter begins with a series of key points.

Zielgruppe

Psychiatrists, trainees, GPs/primary care doctors, and physicians in training.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ameringen, Michael van

Pollack, Mark H

Pollack M.D, Mark

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie, Sozialpsychiatrie, Suchttherapie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1: M. Van Ameringen, M. Pollack: Introduction
2: B. Patterson, M. Van Ameringen, M. Pollack: Diagnosis and prevalence
3: B. Patterson, M. Van Ameringen, M. Pollack: Clinical features
4: C. Mancini, M. Van Ameringen, B. Patterson, M. Pollack: Neurobiology
5: M. Van Ameringen, M. Pollack: Pharmacotherapy
6: B. Patterson, M. Van Ameringen, M. Pollack: Psychotherapy
7: M. Van Ameringen, M. Pollack: Clinical management
8: M. Van Ameringen, M. Pollack: Self-help resources

Über Autor(innen)

Edited by Michael Van Ameringen, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, and Co-Director of the Anxiety Disorders Clinic, McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada., and Mark H. Pollack, Director, Center for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Contributors:
Catherine Mancini, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University;
Co-Director, Anxiety Disorders Clinic, McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Beth Patterson, Research Coordinator, Anxiety Disorders Clinic, McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Mark H. Pollack, Center for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Michael Van Ameringen, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, Anxiety Disorders Clinic, McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada