Stress-Induced and Fear Circuitry Disorders

by Andrews, Gavin

• ISBN13: 9780890423448
• ISBN10: 089042344X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC PUBLISHING INC

Summary

This volume summarizes current research to determine whether a specific group of stress-induced and fear-based disorders form a distinct syndrome independent from other anxiety disorders. Intended to contribute to DSM-V revisions regarding classification of these disorders, Stress-Induced and Fear Circuitry Disorders reflects findings that may lead to more refined treatments for these conditions based on a better understanding of the biological and environmental factors that contribute to their development.

Author Biography

Gavin Andrews, M.D., is a Professor of Psychiatry in the School of Psychiatry at University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.Dennis S. Charney, M.D., is Dean of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs of the Mount Sinai Medical Center, and a Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry, Neuroscience, and Pharmacology & Systems Therapeutics at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, New York.

Paul J. Sirovatka, M.S. (1947-2007), was Associate Director for Research Policy Analysis, Division of Research/American Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education in Arlington, Virginia.

Darrel A. Regier, M.D., M.P.H., is Executive Director of the American Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education and Director of the Division of Research at the American Psychiatric Association in Arlington, Virginia.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. vii
Disclosure Statement	p. xi
Preface	p. xv
Stress-Induced and Fear Circuitry Disorders
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder	p. 3
Panic Disorder	p. 31
Social Phobia	p. 59
Specific Phobias	p. 77
Course and Classification
Continuity and Etiology of Anxiety Disorders: Are they Stable Across the Life Course?	p. 105
Stress-Induced and Fear Circuitry Anxiety Disorders: Are They a Distinct Group?	p. 125
Special Topics
Anxiety Disorders in African Americans and Other Ethnic Minorities	p. 139
The Genetic Basis of Anxiety Disorders	p. 145
Serotonin, Sensitive Periods, and Anxiety	p. 159
Role of Congnition in Stress-Induced and Fear Circuitry Disorders	p. 175
Stress and Psychosocial Factors in Onset of Fear Circuitry Disorders	p. 195
Neuroimaging and Neuroanatomy of Stress-Induced and Fear Circuitry Disorders	p. 215
Role of Neurochemical and Neuroendocrine Markers of Fear in Classification of Anxiety Disorders	p. 255
Anxiety and Substance Abuse: Implications for Pathophysiology and DSM-V	p. 265
Concluding Remarks	p. 283
Index	p. 301
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