Table of Contents

Introduction Rebecca Cox and Bunmi O. Olatunji; Part I. Basic Mechanisms in Fear and Anxiety: 1. Learning mechanisms in fear and anxiety Sara Scheveneels, Yannick Boddez and Dirk Hermans; 2. Attentional bias and the anxiety disorders Ernst H. W. Koster and Anouk Vanden Bogaerde; 3. Perceptual mechanisms of anxiety and its disorders Wen Li; Part II. Transdiagnostic Processes: 4. Neuroticism/negative affectivity David Watson; 5. Anxiety sensitivity Norman B. Schmidt, Nicole Short, Ian Stanley, Nicholas Allan and Brian Albanese; 6. Disgust proneness Kelly A. Knowles and Bunmi O. Olatunji; 7. Intolerance of uncertainty Peter M. McEvoy, R. Nicholas Carleton, Kelly Correa, Stewart A. Shankman and Sarah Shihata; 8. Distress tolerance Lance M. Rappaport, Erin C. Berenz, Carl Lejuez and Roxann Roberson-Nay; 9. Experiential avoidance Fallon R. Goodman, Maria A. Larrazabal, John T. West and Todd B. Kashdan; 10. Emotion regulation Katya C. Fernandez, Amanda S. Morrison and James J. Gross; Part III. Assessment, Diagnosis, and Cultural Manifestations of Anxiety and Related Disorders: 11. Anxiety disorders Anthony J. Rosellini, Esther S. Tung and Timothy A. Brown; 12. Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders Andrew M. Kiselica and Eric A. Storch; 13. Trauma- and stressor-related disorders Daniel J. Lee, Sarah E. Kleiman and Frank W. Weathers; 14. Cultural considerations in the anxiety and related disorders Devon Hinton and Eric Bui; Part IV. Etiology and Phenomenology of Specific OCD Spectrum Disorders: 15. Specific phobia Peter J. Castagna, Marie Nebel-Schwalm, Thompson E. Davis, III and Peter Muris; 16. Panic disorder and agoraphobia Bethany A. Teachman, Miranda L. Beltzer and Alexandra J. Werntz; 17. Social anxiety disorder Arielle Horenstein, Rachel M. Butler and Richard G. Heimberg; 18. Generalized anxiety disorder Ki Eun Shin, Lucas S. LaFreniere and Michelle G. Newman; 19. Etiology of separation anxiety disorder Andrew R. Eisen and Kristin L. Toffey; 20. Selective mutism Christopher A. Kearney, Andrew Gerthoffer, Amanda Howard and Rachele Diliberto; Part V. Etiology and Phenomenology of Specific OCD Spectrum Disorders: 21. Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders Lillian Reuman and Jonathan S. Abramowitz; 22. Body dysmorphic disorder Emma Baldock and David Veale; 23. Hoarding disorder Kristin S. Springer, Blaise L. Worden and David F. Tolin; 24. Body-focused repetitive behavioral disorders Dan J. Stein and Christine Lochner; Part VI. Etiology and Phenomenology of Specific Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders: 25. Acute stress disorder Joshua C. Morganstein, Suzanne Yang, Gary H. Wynn, David M. Benedek and Robert J. Ursano; 26. Posttraumatic stress disorder Katherine Buchholz, Zoe Feingold and Tara E. Galovski; 27. Reactive attachment disorder Kimberly Renk; Part VII. Treatment and Prevention of Anxiety and Related Disorders: 28. Anxiety disorders Joseph K. Carpenter, Kristina Conroy and Stefan G. Hofmann; 29. OCD spectrum disorders Martin E. Franklin, Simone Budzyn and Holly Freeman; 30. Trauma- and stressor-related disorders Andrew M. Sherrill and Sheila A. M. Rauch.

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Highlights approaches to the classification, presentation, etiology, assessment, and treatment of anxiety and related disorders.

About the Author

Bunmi O. Olatunji, is Professor in the Department of Psychology and Psychiatry at Vanderbilt University, Tennessee, where he also serves as the Director of Clinical Training. He is Associate Editor of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.

Reviews

'In this thoroughly up-to-date and stunningly good Handbook, Olatunji - one of the leading authorities in the world - bridges the gap between traditional concepts and newer dimensional transdiagnostic approaches to etiology and treatment. This book should be the principal resource for all scientists and clinicians working with anxiety and related disorders.' David H. Barlow, Founder, Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders, Boston University

This is a state-of-the-art book, written by leaders in the field, reviewing critical psychological conceptions of the anxiety disorders, OCD, and PTSD. It is an invaluable volume for students, researchers, and practitioners looking for a masterful overview of the anxiety disorders.' Mark H. Pollack, Grainger Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Rush University

'This publication is likely to become a definitive resource for clinicians and researchers working in the field of anxiety. The authoritative selection of contributors means that each chapter provides a rigorous overview of current knowledge about the aetiology of the conditions covered and a thorough overview of current debates about measurement and differential diagnosis, which include valuable cross-cultural perspectives. Each chapter will also provide front line clinicians with a summary of the most salient treatment issues in order to guide practice. I would recommend this book to anyone working in the field of research and treatment of anxiety disorders.' Andrew Beck, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, BABCP Scientific Committee member, and author of Transcultural CBT for Anxiety and Depression

'A simply excellent handbook. All avenues of human anxiety are investigated. Thought provoking and informative. This is a volume to be kept at a clinician's fingertips, as it is certain to be consulted time and again.' Rhena Branch, University of East Anglia

'This book is edited by an eminent Professor of Psychology at Vanderbilt University in the USA and is aimed at a wide audience of students, psychologists, psychiatrists and other practitioners … it is a state of the art review of anxiety and related disorders which would make an excellent starting point for anyone thinking of doing research in the area.' Nerys Williams, Occupational Medicine