The Treatment of Anxiety Disorders: Clinician's Guide and Patient Manuals [Paperback]

Gavin Andrews (Author), Rocco Crino (Author), Caroline Hunt (Author), Lisa Lampe (Author), Andrew Page (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 27, 1995 | ISBN-10: 0521469279 | ISBN-13: 978-0521469272

Anxiety disorders are among the commonest conditions presented to psychiatrists and clinical psychologists, and recent years have seen the development of increasingly specific treatment strategies, using both drugs and cognitive behavioural approaches. Treatment of Anxiety Disorders provides clinicians with an authoritative review of the epidemiology, etiology, and evaluation of anxiety disorders, as well as manuals for conducting a comprehensive and effective cognitive behavioural programme for the common anxiety disorders. Clinicians at all levels of expertise can use the volume in a variety of ways: as an introduction for those new to the field, as a reference, for planning treatments, or for clinical problem-solving. Treatment of Anxiety Disorders offers both a theoretical overview and a framework to help psychiatrists and clinical psychologists, whether experienced or not, build successful treatment programmes.

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' ... writing is clear and the information is easily accessible ... a useful source of information for teaching both clinical medical students and psychiatrists in training ... this book deserves a place in any medical library for its clear and comprehensive theoretical overview ...' Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

' ... a sound and useful textbook.' Psychological Medicine

'In my opinion this book deserves a place in any medical library for its clear and comprehensive theoretical overview, and its synthesis of theory and practice for all doctors whose work brings them into contact with anxious patients.' Rosemary Lethem, Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Book Description

This volume provides clinicians with a review of the epidemiology, etiology, and evaluation of anxiety disorders, as well as manuals for conducting an effective cognitive behavioural programme for the common anxiety disorders. Clinicians at all levels of expertise can use the volume, which offers both a theoretical overview and a framework to help psychiatrists and clinical psychologists build successful treatment programmes.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 438 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (January 27, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521469279
• ISBN-13: 978-0521469272
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,176,226 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very practical CBT book for treating anxiety disorders, November 27, 2001

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This review is from: The Treatment of Anxiety Disorders: Clinician's Guide and Patient Manuals (Hardcover)

I agree with the previous reviewers comments; this is a must have CBT book. I use this book a great deal in my psychiatric practice to treat patients suffering from anxiety disorders. It has patient manuals which you can copy and give to patients to use in the clinical setting. This is a very popular book in Australia amongst psychologists, psychiatrists and other mental health professionals. We have access to the full range of international CBT books but anecdotaly this is the most popular book in use. This book's only weakness is it lacks a chapter on PTSD. It has a good chapter on "first aid" after a traumatic event but not for treating PTSD as such.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must have for clinicians and students, August 15, 2001

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"dugovski" (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Treatment of Anxiety Disorders: Clinician's Guide and Patient Manuals (Hardcover)

This is a great Australian book on the cognitive-behavioural treatment of anxiety disorders. It is comprehensive in the topics it covers on each disorder, and practical to boot! The initial chapters are on general issues in dealing with anxiety disorders. Subsequent chapters cover panic disorder and agoraphobia, social phobia, specific phobias, OCD, and generalised anxiety disorder. For each of these disorders there is a chapter on the syndrome (what it is), treatment, a clinicians guide to treating the disorder, and a patient treatment manual. The patient manual is particularly useful and can be photocopied from the book to be used in clinical settings. Well worth a look.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, September 2, 2011

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This review is from: The Treatment of Anxiety Disorders: Clinician Guides and Patient Manuals (Paperback)

I am a much better psychologist because of this book. I am sorry to see the price is so high. I would like to recommend it to any CBT therapist working with anxiety disorders--or any therapist who would like to understand the CBT approach to the same. It contains excellent clinical guides but also great brief and to-the-point chapters to hand out to patients as a supplement to therapy. I would give it more stars if I could.