Table of Contents

Part 1: Introduction1 Conceptual Antecedents of the Anxiety DisordersPart 2: Symptoms and Syndromes2 Relationships Among Anxiety Disorders: Patterns and Implications3 Panic Disorder: Symptoms and Syndromes4 Genralized Anxiety Disorder 5 Post-traumatic Stress Disorder6 Obsessive-compulsive Disorder7 Social Anxiety Disorder 8 Sleep Aspects inAnxiety Disorder9 Childhood Antecedents of Adult Anxiety Disorders10 Anxiety and SchizophreniaPart 3: Mechanisms11 Neurochemical Aspects of Anxiety12 Brain Imaging and Anxiety Disorders13 Genetics Dissection of Anxiety and Related Disorders14 Respiration and Anxiety15 Pharmacological Challenge Agents in Anxiety16 Panic Disorders and Medical IllnessPart 4: Treatments17 Benzodiazepines18 Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors innthe Treatment of the Anxiety Disorders 19 Treatment of the Anxiety Disorders with Tricyclic Antidepressants 20 Buspirone in the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders21 Antihistamines in the Treatment of Psychic and Somatic Anxiety States22 Anxiety Disorders: New Antidepressants23 Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Anxiety Disorders24 Exposure Therapy and Treatment of Anxiety Disorders25 Anxiety Disorders: Alternative Drug Treatments 26 Physical Treatments 27 Herbal Therapy and AnxietyPart 5: Conclusion28 Anxiety Disorders: Current Needs and Future Prospects Index