Treating Anxiety Disorders (Jossey-Bass Library of Current Clinical Technique) [Paperback]

Walton T. Roth (Author), Irvin D. Yalom (Author)

Book Description

Series: Jossey-Bass Library of Current Clinical Technique | Publication Date: September 20, 1996

A Volume in the Jossey-Bass Library of Current Clinical Technique

This book is thorough and comprehensive and brings together a wealth of up-to-date and practical treatment information of tremAndous value to the clinician.
--C. Barr Taylor, M.D., professor of psychiatry, Stanford University School of Medicine

Offers an illuminating picture of the psychological problems related to anxiety. It outlines effective interventions for problems such as panic attacks, agoraphobia, and social phobias. Also described are specific techniques, including exposure therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, relaxation, psychodynamic, and psychotherapy.

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"Treating Anxiety Disorders is a thorough and comprehensive book that brings together a wealth of up-to-date and practical treatment information of tremAndous value to the clinician." (Barr Taylor, M.D., professor of psychiatry, Stanford University School of Medicine)

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The diagnosis and treatment of anxiety disorders has changed radically in the past few decades. As recently as twenty years ago the now commonplace diagnoses of panic disorder and social phobia did not exist. And in the 1960's treating an anxiety disorder with drugs was looked on with disdain whereas today treatment for anxiety disorders has a foothold in both the biological and psychological arenas. Treating Anxiety Disorders is a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the clinical treatment of the most anxiety disorders such as panic attacks, agoraphobia, and social phobias. Written by experts in the field, Treating Anxiety Disorders offers clinicians the information they need to learn the skills necessary to use variety of effective techniques and interventions. The book is filled with numerous examples and outlines such specific techniques as exposure therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, relaxation, psychodynamic, and psychotherapy. The book also includes transcripts of dialogues between clinicians and clients that give a clear understanding of how these techniques work in practice. Since so many clients who come for psychological treatment are taking medication, the book addresses the important question of how well psychological and pharmacological therapies mix. Treating Anxiety Disorders is filled with cutting-edge information including:

• How to conduct formal evaluations using structured diagnostic interviews, clinical questionnaires, and what medical tests should be done to screen for medical diseases causing abnormal anxiety
• The key elements to learn for conducting successful exposure therapy
• Guidelines for helping clients to learn to recognize, monitor, and challenge irrational thoughts
• A blueprint for two methods of stress-management that change the physiological component of anxiety disorder
• How transference reactions of the client to the clinician can offer important insights into the thoughts triggering the client's

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (September 20, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787903167
• ISBN-13: 978-0787903169
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #899,524 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Walton T. Roth, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine, and Chief of the Psychiatric Consultation Service at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. He is author of over 150 research articles about how the body reacts to stress and psychological disorders. His clinical specialties are the treatment of anxiety disorders and psychiatric consultation in the general hospital.

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6 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing! Brilliant! I love it!, March 28, 2001

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This review is from: Treating Difficult Personality Disorders (Paperback)

This book is the greatest book ever. It was so good i bought three! it has given me the vital information i need to do my job correctly. without it, i would be an undereducated hobo living in your backyard.