Phobias

by Maj, Mario; Akiskal, Hagop S.; Ló; pez-Ibor, Juan José; ; Okasha, Ahmed

• ISBN13: 9780470858332
• ISBN10: 0470858338
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-04-23
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

"Phobias are increasingly common amongst the general population, sometimes resulting in a very significant social disability and burden for the family. Most cases remain undiagnosed, and many of those which are diagnosed are treated inappropriately. Written by internationally renowned psychiatrist, Mario Maj, this book provides an update of research evidence and clinical experience concerning agoraphobia, social phobia and specific phobias. "

Table of Contents

List of Review Contributors	xi
Preface	xiii
CHAPTER 1 DIAGNOSIS AND CLASSIFICATION OF PHOBIAS	1	(60)
Diagnosis and Classification of Phobias: A Review	1	(32)
Isaac Marks and David Mataix-Cols
COMMENTARIES
1.1 Two Procrustean or One King-Size Bed for Comorbid Agoraphobia and Panic?	33	(3)
Heinz Katschnig
1.2 Politics and Pathophysiology in the Classification of Phobias	36	(2)
Franklin R. Schneier
1.3 A Critical Evaluation of the Classification of Phobias	38	(2)
David V. Sheehan
1.4 The Role of Spontaneous, Unexpected Panic Attacks in the Diagnosis and Classification of Phobic Disorders	40	(3)
Giulio Perugi and Cristina Toni
1.5 Anxiety and Phobia: Issues in Classification	43	(3)
George C. Curtis
1.6 Nosology of the Phobias: Clues from the Genome	46	(1)
Raymond R. Crowe
1.7 Clusters, Comorbidity and Context in Classification of Phobic Disorders	47	(3)
Joshua D. Lipsitz
1.8 Comorbidity in Social Phobia: Nosological Implications	50	(2)
Constantin R. Soldatos and Thomas J. Paparrigopoulos
1.9 Giving Credit to "Neglected" or "Minor" Disorders	52	(3)
Charles Pull and Caroline Pull
1.10 A Cognitive Approach to Phobias	55	(4)
Jean-Pierre Lépine and Catherine Musa
1.11 Diagnosis and Classification of Phobias and Other Anxiety Disorders: Quite Different Categories or Just One Dimension?	59	(2)
Miguel R. Jorge
CHAPTER 2 EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PHOBIAS	61	(56)
Epidemiology of Phobias: A Review	61	(20)
Gavin Andrews
COMMENTARIES
2.1 Risk-Factor and Genetic Epidemiology of Phobic Disorders: A Promising Approach	81	(4)
Assen Jablensky
2.2 Defining a Case for Psychiatric Epidemiology: Threshold, Non-Criterion Symptoms, and Category versus Spectrum	85	(4)
Jack D. Maser and Jonathan M. Meyer
2.3 Phobias: A Difficult Challenge for Epidemiology	89	(2)
Carlo Faravelli
2.4 Phobias: Handy or Handicapping Conditions	91	(3)
Peter Tyrer
2.5 Phobic Disorders: Can We Integrate Empirical Findings with Clinical Theories?	94	(4)
Marco Battaglia and Anna Ogliari
2.6 Social Phobia and Bipolar Disorder: The Significance of a Counterintuitive and Neglected Comorbidity	98	(5)
Hagop S. Akiskal and Giulio Perugi
2.7 Comorbidity between Phobias and Mood Disorders: Diagnostic and Treatment Implications	103	(2)
Zoltán Rihmer
2.8 Epidemiology of Phobias: Old Terminology, New Relevance	105	(3)
Laszlo A. Papp
2.9 Phobias: Reflections on Definitions	108	(2)
Elie G. Karam and Nay G. Khatcherian
2.10 Phobias: Facts or Fiction?	110	(3)
Rudy Bowen and Murray B. Stein
2.11 Epidemiology of Phobias: The Pathway to Early Intervention in Anxiety Disorders	113	(4)
Michael Van Ameringen, Beth Pipe and Catherine Mancini
CHAPTER 3 PHARMACOTHERAPY OF PHOBIAS	117	(62)
Pharmacotherapy of Phobias: A Review	117	(26)
Dan J. Stein, Bavanisha Vythilingum and Soraya Seedat
COMMENTARIES
3.1 Placing the Pharmacotherapy of Phobic Disorders in a New Neuroscience Context	143	(3)
Jack M. Gorman
3.2 Psychobiology and Pharmacotherapy of Phobias	146	(2)
Rudolf Hoehn-Saric
3.3 The Neuropsychology of Defence: Implications for Syndromes and Pharmacotherapy	148	(4)
Neil McNaughton
3.4 Social Phobia: Not Neglected, Just Misunderstood	152	(2)
David S. Baldwin
3.5 Research in Pharmacotherapy of Social Anxiety Disorder	154	(2)
Siegfried Kasper and Dietmar Winkler
3.6 Pharmacotherapy for Phobic Disorders: Where Do We Go from Here?	156	(2)
Mark H. Pollack
3.7 Progress in Pharmacotherapy for Social Anxiety Disorder and Agoraphobia	158	(2)
Bruce Lydiard
3.8 Psychopharmacology Treatment of Phobias and Avoidance Reactions	160	(3)
Carl Salzman
3.9 Crowning Achievement: The Rise of Anti-phobic Pharmacotherapy	163	(2)
Murray B. Stein
3.10 Comorbidity and Phobias: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges	165	(2)
Joseph Zohar
3.11 Comments on the Pharmacotherapy of Agoraphobia	167	(3)
Matig R. Mavissakalian
3.12 Pharmacotherapy of Phobias: A Long-Term Endeavour	170	(2)
Marcio Versiani
3.13 Behavioural Toxicity of Pharmacotherapeutic Agents Used in Social Phobia	172	(3)
Ian Hindmarch and Leanne Trick
3.14 Medication Treatment of Phobias: Theories Hide Effectiveness	175	(4)
James C. Ballenger
CHAPTER 4 PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS FOR PHOBIAS	179	(66)
Psychotherapeutic Interventions for Phobias: A Review	179	(32)
David H. Barlow, David A. Moscovitch and Jamie A. Micco
COMMENTARIES
4.1 Phobias: A Suitable Case for Treatment	211	(4)
Anthony D. Roth
4.2 Cognitive-Behavioural Interventions for Phobias: What Works for Whom and When	215	(2)
Richard G. Heimberg and James P. Hambrick
4.3 Practical Comments on Exposure Therapy	217	(3)
Matig R. Mavissakalian
4.4 The Treatment of Phobic Disorders: Is Exposure Still the Treatment of Choice?	220	(3)
Paul M.G. Emmelkamp
4.5 "Behavioural Experimentation" and the Treatment of Phobias	223	(3)
Yiannis G. Papakostas, Vasilios G. Masdrakis and George N. Christodoulou
4.6 Evaluating the Durability of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy	226	(2)
Eberhard H. Uhlenhuth, Deepa Nadiga and Paula Hensley
4.7 Some Comments on Psychological Treatment of Phobias	228	(4)
Lars-Göran Öst
4.8 Pushing the Envelope on Treatments for Phobia	232	(3)
Michael J. Telch
4.9 Treatment of Phobic Disorders from a Public Health Perspective	235	(2)
Ronald M. Rapee
4.10 Psychotherapeutic Interventions for Phobia: A Psychoanalytic-Attachment Perspective	237	(5)
Jeremy Holmes
4.11 Psychotherapy in the Treatment of Phobias: A Perspective from Latin America	242	(3)
Flávio Kapczinski
CHAPTER 5 PHOBIAS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS	245	(58)
Phobias in Children and Adolescents: A Review	245	(35)
Thomas H. Ollendick, Neville J. King and Peter Muris
COMMENTARIES
5.1 Childhood Phobias: More Questions than Answers	280	(3)
Michael Rutter
5.2 Fear, Anxieties and Treatment Efficacy in Children and Adolescents	283	(2)
Rachel G. Klein
5.3 Where Are All the Fearful Children?	285	(3)
Gabrielle A. Carlson and Deborah M. Weisbrot
5.4 Etiology and Treatment of Childhood Phobias	288	(2)
Deborah C. Beidel and Autumn Paulson
5.5 From Development Fears to Phobias	290	(2)
Sam Tyano and Miri Keren
5.6 Assessment and Treatment of Phobic Disorders in Youth	292	(3)
John S. March
5.7 Phobias: From Little Hans to a Bigger Picture	295	(2)
Gordon Parker
5.8 Phobias in Childhood and Adolescence: Implications for Public Policy	297	(2)
E. Jane Costello
5.9 Phobias in Children and Adolescents: Data from Brazil	299	(2)
Heloisa H.A. Brasil and Isabel AS. Bordin
5.10 Phobias: A View from the South Seas	301	(2)
John Scott Werry
CHAPTER 6 SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC BURDEN OF PHOBIAS	303	(52)
Social and Economic Burden of Phobias: A Review	303	(26)
Koen Demyttenaere, Ronny Bruffaerts and Andy De Witte
COMMENTARIES
6.1 Burden of Phobias: Focus on Health-Related Quality of Life	329	(3)
Mark H. Rapaport, Katia K. Delrahim and Rachel E. Maddux
6.2 Reducing the Burden of Phobias: Patient Factors, System Issues	332	(3)
Naomi M. Simon and Julia Oppenheimer
6.3 Health-Related Quality of Life: Disease-Specific and Generic Dimensions in Social Phobia	335	(2)
Per Bech
6.4 What's So Different about Anxiety Disorders (Such as Phobias)?	337	(2)
Paul E. Greenberg, Howard G. Birnbaum and Tamar Sisitsky
6.5 Why Take Social Phobia Seriously?	339	(3)
Fiona Judd
6.6 Phobias in Primary Care and in Young Children	342	(2)
Myrna M. Weissman
6.7 Treatments Are Needed to Reduce the Burden of Phobic Illness	344	(4)
Peter P. Roy-Byrne and Wayne Katon
6.8 Early Diagnosis Can Reduce the Social and Economic Burden of Phobias	348	(2)
Antonio E. Nardi
6.9 The High Cost of Underrecognition of Phobic Disorders	350	(2)
Julio Bobes
6.10 Unanswered Questions on Phobias: What Can We Do to Meet the Need?	352	(3)
T. Bedirhan Üstün
Index	355