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Volume 6, Issue 4

Panic and Social Anxiety Disorder

October 2008

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FROM THE GUEST EDITOR

October 2008

From the Guest Editor

Mark H. Pollack, M.D.

Page:429
Published Online:1 October 2008

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.6.4.foc429

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CLINICAL SYNTHESIS

October 2008

Update on the Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Individuals with Social Anxiety Disorder

Hannah Delong, B.A., and
Mark H. Pollack, M.D.

Pages:431–437
Published Online:1 October 2008

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.6.4.foc431

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Social anxiety disorder, also called social phobia, is a disorder characterized by extreme fear and/or avoidance of social or performance situations that involve evaluation or possible scrutiny by others. This disorder encompasses both isolated ...

October 2008

Assessment of Panic Disorder Across the Life Span

Vishal Madaan, M.D., M.B.B.S.

Pages:438–444
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.6.4.foc438

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Panic disorder is a relatively common anxiety disorder that is often disabling. It may or may not be associated with agoraphobia. Panic disorder can be imitated by various medical illnesses, which, even when treated, can get cued with panic symptoms. It ...

October 2008

Ask the Expert: Treatments for Panic Disorder

Peter P. Roy-Byrne, M.D.

Pages:445–447
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.6.4.foc445

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October 2008

Quick Reference Panic And Social Anxiety Disorder

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Source: Epp AM, Dobson KS, Cottraux J: Applications of Individual Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy to Specific Disorders in Textbook of Psychotherapeutic Treatments. Edited by Gabbard GO, Washington DC, American Psychiatric Publishing Inc. 2009 p239–247 ...

PATIENT MANAGEMENT

October 2008

Patient Management Exercise for Panic Disorder

Harrison Levine, M.D., M.P.H., and
Ronald C. Albucher, M.D.

Pages:451–458
Published Online:1 October 2008

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.6.4.foc451

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This exercise is designed to test your comprehension of material presented in this issue of FOCUS as well as your ability to evaluate, diagnose, and manage clinical problems. Answer the questions below, to the best of your ability, on the basis of the ...

INFLUENTIAL PUBLICATIONS

October 2008

Bibliography Panic and Social Anxiety Disorder

Pages:459–461
Published Online:1 October 2008

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.6.4.foc459

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This section contains a compilation of recent publications that have shaped the thinking in the field as well as classic works that remain important to the subject reviewed in this issue. This bibliography has been compiled by experts in the field and ...

October 2008

Abstracts Panic and Social Anxiety Disorder

Pages:462–466
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October 2008

Anxiety Disorders and Comorbid Medical Illness

Peter P. Roy-Byrne, M.D.,
Karina W. Davidson, Ph.D.,
Ronald C. Kessler, Ph.D.,
Gordon J.G. Asmundson, Ph.D., R.D., Psych.,
Renee D. Goodwin, Ph.D., M.P.H.,
Laura Kubzansky, Ph.D.,
R. Bruce Lydiard, Ph.D., M.D.,
Mary Jane Massie, M.D.,
Wayne Katon, M.D.,
Sally K. Laden, M.S., and
Murray B. Stein, M.D., M.P.H., F.R.C.P.C.

Pages:467–485
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.6.4.foc467

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Objective:To provide an overview of the role of anxiety disorders in medical illness. Method: The Anxiety Disorders Association of America held a multidisciplinary conference from which conference leaders and speakers reviewed presentations and ...

October 2008

Novel Treatment Approaches for Refractory Anxiety Disorders

Mark H. Pollack, M.D.,
Michael W. Otto, Ph.D.,
Peter P. Roy-Byrne, M.D.,
Jeremy D. Coplan, M.D.,
Barbara O. Rothbaum, Ph.D.,
Naomi M. Simon, M.D. M.Sc., and
Jack M. Gorman, M.D.

Pages:486–495
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.6.4.foc486

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The Anxiety Disorders Association of America convened a conference of experts to address treatment-resistant anxiety disorders and review promising novel approaches to the treatment of refractory anxiety disorders. Workgroup leaders and other participants ...

October 2008

A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy for Panic Disorder

Barbara Milrod, M.D.,
Andrew C. Leon, Ph.D.,
Fredric Busch, M.D.,
Marie Rudden, M.D.,
Michael Schwalberg, Ph.D.,
John Clarkin, Ph.D.,
Andrew Aronson, M.D.,
Meriamne Singer, M.D.,
Wendy Turchin, M.D.,
E. Toby Klass, Ph.D.,
Elizabeth Graf, B.A.,
Jed J. Teres, B.A., and
M. Katherine Shear, M.D.

Pages:496–504
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.6.4.foc496

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Objective:The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of panic-focused psychodynamic psychotherapy relative to applied relaxation training, a credible psychotherapy comparison condition. Despite the widespread clinical use of psychodynamic ...

October 2008

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Panic Disorder and Comorbidity: More of the Same or Less of More?

Michelle G. Craske,
Todd J. Farchione,
Laura B. Allen,
Velma Barrios,
Milena Stoyanova, and
Raphael Rose

Pages:505–516
Published Online:1 October 2008

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.6.4.foc505

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This study compared the effects of a higher dose of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for panic disorder versus CBT for panic disorder combined with “straying” to CBT for comorbid disorders in individuals with a principal diagnosis of panic disorder with ...

October 2008

Treating Minority Patients With Depression and Anxiety: What Does the Evidence Tell Us?

Trevor J. Schraufnagel, B.S.,
Amy W. Wagner, Ph.D.,
Jeanne Miranda, Ph.D., and
Peter P. Roy-Byrne, M.D.

Pages:517–527
Published Online:1 October 2008

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.6.4.foc517

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Objective:The purpose of this study is to examine the current state of knowledge regarding treating ethnic/racial minority patients with mood and anxiety disorders, emphasizing data-based studies whenever possible. Method: This article reviews the ...

October 2008

Psychotherapy Plus Antidepressant for Panic Disorder With or Without Agoraphobia: Systematic Review

Toshi A. Furukawa,
Norio Watanabe, and
Rachel Churchill

Pages:528–538
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.6.4.foc528

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Background:Panic disorder can be treated with psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy or a combination of both. Aims: To summarise the evidence concerning the short- and long-term benefits and adverse effects of a combination of psychotherapy and antidepressant ...

October 2008

Influence of Psychiatric Comorbidity on Recovery and Recurrence in Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Phobia, and Panic Disorder: A 12-Year Prospective Study

Steven E. Bruce, Ph.D.,
Kimberly A. Yonkers, M.D.,
Michael W. Otto, Ph.D.,
Jane L. Eisen, M.D.,
Risa B. Weisberg, Ph.D.,
Maria Pagano, Ph.D.,
M. Tracie Shea, Ph.D., and
Martin B. Keller, M.D.

Pages:539–548
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.6.4.foc539

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Objective:The authors sought to observe the long-term clinical course of anxiety disorders over 12 years and to examine the influence of comorbid psychiatric disorders on recovery from or recurrence of panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and ...

October 2008

Psychiatric Reaction Patterns to Imipramine

Donald F. Klein, M.D., and
Max Fink, M.D.

Pages:549–554
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.6.4.foc549

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(Reprinted with permission from the American Journal of Psychiatry 1962; 119:432–438)

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