Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Worrying:A Comprehensive Handbook for Clinicians and Researchers

by: Alexander Gerlach (Editor),Andrew Gloster (Editor)

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Edition: 1st

Publication Date: 2020/12/7

Language: English

Print Length: 408 pages

ISBN-10: 1119189861

ISBN-13: 9781119189862

Book Description

A comprehensive and authoritative guide to anxiety disorder and worryGeneralized Anxiety Disorder offers a comprehensive review of the most current research and therapeutic modalities related to generalized anxiety disorder and worry (GAD). With contributions from an inteational panel of experts, the Handbooklinks the basic science of anxiety and worry to the effective treatments that can be applied to help those who suffer from these conditions.Reflecting the most recent research and developments on the topic, theHandbook contains information on cross-cultural issues, transdiagnostic questions, as well as material on leaing theory, biological theory, psychotherapy, and psychopharmacology. The contributors offer an in-depth examination of a range of topics such as rumination and obsessions and contains several novel approaches to treating the disorder. This comprehensive resource:Contains the most current information available on the topicExplores the consequences of worrying and other mental disorders such as illness anxiety and sleep disordersIncludes contributions from an inteational panel of expertsOffers insight into the future of treatment outcomes and translational researchWritten for practitioners, researchers, and trainees of clinical psychology and psychiatry, Generalized Anxiety Disorder addresses the assessment and empirically supported treatment of generalized anxiety disorder.

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A comprehensive and authoritative guide to anxiety disorder and worryGeneralized Anxiety Disorder offers a comprehensive review of the most current research and therapeutic modalities related to generalized anxiety disorder and worry (GAD). With contributions from an inteational panel of experts, the Handbooklinks the basic science of anxiety and worry to the effective treatments that can be applied to help those who suffer from these conditions.Reflecting the most recent research and developments on the topic, theHandbook contains information on cross-cultural issues, transdiagnostic questions, as well as material on leaing theory, biological theory, psychotherapy, and psychopharmacology. The contributors offer an in-depth examination of a range of topics such as rumination and obsessions and contains several novel approaches to treating the disorder. This comprehensive resource:Contains the most current information available on the topicExplores the consequences of worrying and other mental disorders such as illness anxiety and sleep disordersIncludes contributions from an inteational panel of expertsOffers insight into the future of treatment outcomes and translational researchWritten for practitioners, researchers, and trainees of clinical psychology and psychiatry, Generalized Anxiety Disorder addresses the assessment and empirically supported treatment of generalized anxiety disorder.