
Anxiety Disorders, An Issue of Psychiatric Clinics of North America
- 1st Edition, Volume 47-4 - November 8, 2024
- Editors: Eric A. Storch, Jordan Stiede
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 9 4 8 6 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 9 4 8 7 - 7
In this issue of Psychiatric Clinics, guest editors Drs. Eric A. Storch and Jordan Stiede bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Anxiety Disorders. According to… Read more

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Request a sales quoteIn this issue of Psychiatric Clinics, guest editors Drs. Eric A. Storch and Jordan Stiede bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Anxiety Disorders. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, 31.1% of U.S. adults experience an anxiety disorder at some time in their lives. In this issue, top experts keep clinicians well-informed on topics such as third-wave CBT treatments for anxiety disorders; anxiety disorders in childhood and in later life; anxiety disorders and autism; cultural and social aspects of anxiety disorders; and much more.
- Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including clinical considerations for an evidence-based assessment for anxiety disorders; CBT for anxiety disorders; pharmacotherapy for anxiety disorders; technological advances in treating anxiety disorders; and more.
- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on anxiety disorders, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
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- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- Foreword
- Preface
- Anxiety Disorders: Diagnoses, Clinical Features, and Epidemiology
- Key points
- Introduction
- Anxiety and fear
- Generalized anxiety disorder
- Social anxiety disorder
- Specific phobia
- Panic disorder
- Agoraphobia
- Other anxiety disorder diagnoses
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Clinical Considerations for an Evidence-Based Assessment of Anxiety Disorders in Adults
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Clinics care points
- Clinical Considerations for an Evidence-Based Assessment of Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Clinics care points
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety Disorders
- Key points
- Introduction
- Theoretic foundations
- Core treatment elements
- Current evidence
- Case example
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Pharmacotherapy for Anxiety Disorders
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Future directions
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- A Review of Research on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
- Key points
- Introduction
- Conceptual foundations
- The psychological flexibility model
- Measurement of psychological flexibility
- Anxiety and psychological inflexibility
- Acceptance and commitment therapy is transdiagnostic, but targeted manuals exist
- Some thoughts on exposure therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy
- Acceptance and commitment therapy for anxiety disorders
- Acceptance and commitment therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder and related disorders
- Anxiety symptoms in non-anxiety disorder populations
- Evidence for processes of change
- Psychological inflexibility as a process of change across treatment approaches
- Summary and future directions
- Clinics care points
- Childhood Anxiety Disorders
- Key points
- Introduction
- Cognitive behavioral theory of anxiety disorders
- Core treatment elements of cognitive behavioral therapy for childhood anxiety disorders
- Evidence of cognitive behavioral therapy for childhood anxiety
- Parental components of treatment
- Technology-assisted treatment
- Pharmacologic treatment
- Case vignette
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Anxiety Disorders in Later Life
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Anxiety Disorders in Autistic People: A Narrative Review
- Key points
- Introduction
- Prevalence of anxiety disorders in autistic people
- Correlates and predictors of anxiety disorders in autistic people
- Measurement of anxiety disorders in autistic people
- Evidence-based treatment of anxiety disorders in autistic people
- Discussion
- Clinics care points
- Cultural and Social Aspects of Anxiety Disorders
- Key points
- Introduction
- Prevalence of anxiety disorders
- Sociocultural stressors and risk for anxiety
- Impact of sociocultural characteristics on anxiety phenomenology and expression
- Variations in help-seeking and service use for anxiety across sociocultural groups
- Culturally responsive evidence-based care for anxiety disorders
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Family Factors in the Development and Management of Anxiety Disorders
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Clinics care points
- Brief Interventions for Anxiety
- Key points
- Defining brief interventions
- Brief interventions for pediatric anxiety
- Brief interventions for anxiety in adults
- Summary and future directions
- Clinics care points
- Technological Advances in Treating Anxiety Disorders
- Key points
- Introduction
- Videoconference
- Virtual reality
- Websites
- Mobile applications
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 47-4
- Published: November 8, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443294860
- eBook ISBN: 9780443294877
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Eric A. Storch
Dr. Eric Storch is McIngvale Presidential Endowed Chair & Professor at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Storch has received multiple grants from federal agencies for his research (i.e., NIH, CDC), is a Fulbright Scholar, and has published over 14 books and over 500 articles and chapters. He specializes in the nature and treatment of childhood and adult obsessive-compulsive disorder and related conditions, anxiety disorders, and anxiety among youth with autism.
Affiliations and expertise
McIngvale Presidential Endowed Chair and Professor, Vice Chair and Head of Psychology, Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USAJS
Jordan Stiede
Affiliations and expertise
Clinical Psychology Post-Doctoral Fellow Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX, USA