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.
Michael E. Portman, DPhil, LISW-S, has worked as a full-time staff clinical social worker at the Cleveland Veteran's Administration. He provided individual and group therapy to a patient population consisting of veterans with severe mental disorders. He was also an adjunct faculty member at Case Western Reserve University, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, and maintained a private practice specializing in the treatment of mood and anxiety disorders, especially Generalized Anxiety Disorder, for ten years. In addition to his clinical experience, Dr. Portman received a Doctorate of Philosophy in Social Work from The University of South Africa, a MSW from The Ohio State University, and a M.A. in Psychology from The New School for Social Research. He is currently setting up a private practice in Israel, where he now lives with his family. Dr. Portman was also recently featured in an article in The Jerusalem Post. Check out an excerpt below: "A leading US expert on CBT and its use for treating phobias, obsessions and general anxiety disorder (GAD) came on aliya from Ohio in May and settled with his wife Riva and children in Jerusalem. Dr. Michael Portman (meport18@gmail.com), a psychologist and social worker whose textbook on GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder Across the Lifespan) was published not long ago by Springer, and his article on the subject was printed in Psychiatric Annals. Both were widely praised by mental health professionals. The family thus joins his father, a retired obstetrician/gynecologist, and his mother, an artist, who moved to the capital 12 years ago. " (article by Judy Siegel-Itzkovich, November 20, 2011) To read the entire article please copy and paste this URL address in your browser: http://www.jpost.com/Health/Article.aspx?id=246216
From the reviews:"In this clearly written volume, Michael Portman
has succeeded in effectively applying his clinical experience and
outstanding grasp of the conceptual and empirical literature to the
understanding and treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD).
He brings a well-honed sensibility to the treatment of this
recalcitrant condition that is at once open-minded,
empirically-based, integrative and compassionate. Covering
psychopharmacological, cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic and
other treatments as applied to children, adolescents, adults and
the elderly, the author correctly emphasizes the need to tailor a
pure or integrated treatment to the individual case based on the
empirical evidence available and the clinician’s judgment. One
comes away from reading this splendid book exceedingly well
informed about the best that the field has to offer those suffering
from GAD." -Stanley B. Messer, PhD, Professor II and Dean, Graduate
School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers
University
"In comparison to other anxiety disorders, Generalized Anxiety
Disorder (GAD) was, for a long time, a neglected topic in
psychiatric research in spite of being one of the most common and
frequently disabling conditions. Perhaps the absence of dramatic
symptoms, such as panic attacks and phobias, and the frequent
comorbidity with other disorders that made its formulation
difficult, led researchers to ignore GAD and to examine easier
targets. Fortunately, recent studies corrected these omissions. In
this book, Portman brings us up-to-date with the research that has
firmly established GAD as a separate disorder. In
an extensive review of the literature, he discusses various
concepts of GAD, the attempts of defining and measuring the
disorder and of quantifying its severity. Separate chapters
describe the development and effectiveness of psychosocial and
psychopharmacologic treatments in the general as well as in special
GADpopulations. Finally, this new publication discusses future
research necessary to fully understand the disorder. The
strength of the book is Portman’s ability to present, objectively,
diverse studies and views which enable the reader to form an
independent opinion of the present state of GAD and the need for
ongoing research. This volume is a valuable contribution and will
be necessary reading for anybody interested in GAD." - Rudolf
Hoehn-Saric, MD, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins
University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD“Generalized anxiety
disorder across the lifespan: An integrative approach is well-cited
with relevant and up-to-date articles. There are 37 pages of
references … . The book is a very valuable tool for clinicians,
whether they work in a mental health setting or are in general
medical practice. It covers all aspects of GAD: biological, social,
psychological, and medical. It also has valuable insights and
recommendations using the highest standard of care in helping the
GAD patient.” (Stephanie Sarkis, Metapsychology Online Reviews,
Vol. 14 (49), December, 2010)“The author achieves all of these
objectives in a book that is logically organized, well-written, and
comprehensive in its coverage of the existing empirical literature.
… This manual represents an objective and thorough review of …
Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and is equally useful to clinicians
and researchers at various levels of expertise. … In its current
iteration, this book provides both a solid grounding in the current
state of the art, as well as timely and cogent suggestions for
innovation and future research.” (Michele Boivin, Cogntitive
Behavioral Therapy, Vol. 7 (1), 2011)
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