Sections
Treatment of Anxiety Disorders: Introduction | Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder | Panic Disorder | Social Phobia | Specific Phobia | Generalized Anxiety Disorder | Posttraumatic Stress Disorder | Acute Stress Disorder and the Immediate Aftermath
of Trauma | Conclusion | References
Excerpt
Over the past decade and a half, there has been
substantial progress in our understanding of the anxiety disorders.
Particularly fruitful has been the search to develop new treatments
for the six major anxiety disorders: obsessive-compulsive disorder
(OCD), panic disorder, social phobia (social anxiety disorder),
specific phobia, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and posttraumatic
stress disorder (PTSD). In this chapter, we review the main findings from
double-blind, and some open-label, trials in each disorder. Both
short-term and continuation/maintenance treatment studies
are included.