New Insights Into Anxiety Disorders Ed. By Federico Durbano

New Insights Into Anxiety Disorders Ed. By Federico Durbano
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This book collects the contributions of a number of clinical psychiatrists all over the world, interested in developing basic research about anxiety and in applying it in clinical contexts. The book is divided into four sections, covering general issues about anxiety (ethological and developmental ones), basic research issues on specific aspects of anxiety (bioanatomical ones, correlation with personality structure and so on), and new clinical and therapeutical proposals and hypothesis. Preface Section 1 General Issues 1 An Evolutionary Perspective on Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders 2 Anxiety: An Adaptive Emotion Section 2 Basic Research 3 Focusing on the Possible Role of the Cerebellum in Anxiety Disorders 4 Searching for Biological Markers of Personality: Are There Neuroendocrine Markers of Anxiety? 5 Alterations in the Immune Response, Apoptosis and Synaptic Plasticity in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Molecular Indicators and Relation to Clinical Symptoms 6 Understanding the Causes of Reduced Startle Reactivity in Stress-Related Mental Disorders Section 3 Clinical Issues: Old Problems New Ideas 7 Social Anxiety Disorder in Psychosis: A Critical Review 8 Social Anxiety, Beliefs About Expressing Emotions and Experiencing Positive Emotions 9 Co-Morbid Anxiety and Physical Disorders: A Possible Common Link with Joint Hypermobility Syndrome 10 Anxiety Syndromes and Their Correlates in Children and Adolescents: ATwo-Year- Follow-Up Study at Primary Health Care in Mexico City 11 Anxiety Disorders in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period 12 Understanding and Treating Anxiety Disorders in Presence of Personality Disorder Diagnosis Section 4 Therapies: New Approaches and Insights 13 Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorders: Unmet Needs 14 Using Hypnosis in the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders: Pros and Cons 15 Current State of the Art in Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder 16 PTSD and the Attenuating Effects of Fish Oils: Results of Supplementation After the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake 17 New Approaches to the Psychological Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Adults

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