Generalized Anxiety Disorder Across the Lifespan An Integrative Approach /

• Main Author: Portman, Michael E. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Subjects: Psychology.; Psychotherapy.; Clinical psychology.; Counseling.; Clinical Psychology.; Psychotherapy and Counseling.

Generalized anxiety disorder is a chronic, disabling, often lifelong condition affecting millions worldwide. Yet, despite its prevalence, GAD is frequently marginalized, misdiagnosed, and undertreated. Generalized Anxiety Disorder Across the Lifespan provides a practical knowledge base for GAD, iden...

Table of Contents:

• Nature of Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• Assessment and Diagnosis
• Conceptual Models
• Psychosocial Treatments for Adults with Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• Pharmacotherapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• Special Populations
• Enigmas and Paradoxes
• Future Directions and Recommendations.