Anxiety Disorders

by Larina Kase, Deborah Roth Ledley, Irving B. Weiner (Series Editor)

The new quick reference for understanding anxiety disorders The Wiley Concise Guides to Mental Anxiety Disorders uses clear, highly accessible language to comprehensively guide the reader through the most frequently diagnosed mental health problem-anxiety-and its related issues. This concise, informative reference provides a complete history of the field, conceptualization, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, cutting-edge research, and other critical information. Like all the books in the Wiley Concise Guides to Mental Health Series, Anxiety Disorders features a compact, easy-to-use format that After discussing the conceptualization and assessment of anxiety disorders, Anxiety Disorders covers treatment with sections on client psychoeducation, cognitive tools, in vivo and imaginal exposure, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques, and termination and relapse prevention. Additional issues covered include other treatment approaches; working with children and adolescents; working in group, family, and couples therapy settings; supervision; and concerns and challenges for the clinician. Useful to practitioners as an on-the-shelf resource and to students as a complete overview, the Wiley Concise Guides to Mental Anxiety Disorders provides a complete and quick reference for the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety disorders.

256 pages, Paperback

First published February 26, 2007

Reviews

[Neha Sharma · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of insights into CBT for anxiety disorders, especially the chapter on children and adolescents.