Focus
- Volume 15
- Number 2
- April 2017
From the Guest Editor
Clinical Synthesis
Publication date: 01 April 2017
Pages136–143Due to their prevalence, chronicity, and poorly understood pathophysiology, anxiety disorders remain an important public health problem. Despite clear diagnostic guidelines and the availability of excellent evidence-based treatments, most anxiety patients ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20160046Reviews
Publication date: 01 April 2017
Pages144–156Among children and adolescents, anxiety disorders are common psychiatric disorders that confer risk of comorbid psychiatric disorders and social and academic impairment. This review focuses on the assessment and treatment of anxiety disorders among ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20160047Publication date: 01 April 2017
Pages157–161The spectrum of anxiety disorders occurring in later life is diverse and includes the same disorders that occur with younger adults—such as generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, specific phobias, and social anxiety disorder—but also unique ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20160045Publication date: 01 April 2017
Pages162–172Anxiety symptoms may present differently between women and men as well as at different points in the female lifespan. The female lifespan includes distinct epochs of hormonal function, including puberty, the premenstruum, pregnancy or postpartum (in some ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20160042Publication date: 01 April 2017
Pages173–181Evidence that anxiety disorders are associated with general medical conditions is growing. While it is known that medical and mental conditions are often comorbid, research demonstrates that there may be underlying causal mechanisms. Furthermore, comorbid ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20160044Communication Commentary
Ethics Commentary
Patient Management Exercise
Bibliography
Abstracts
Influential Publications
Publication date: 01 April 2017
Pages199–210Anxiety disorders (separation anxiety disorder, selective mutism, specific phobias, social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, agoraphobia, and generalised anxiety disorder) are common and disabling conditions that mostly begin during childhood, adolescence,...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.15203Publication date: 01 April 2017
Pages211–218Background: Many patients with anxiety disorders remain symptomatic after receiving evidence-based treatment, yet research on treatment-resistant anxiety is limited. We evaluated effects of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) on outcomes of patients with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.15204Publication date: 01 April 2017
Pages219–226Background: A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to explore the efficacy of medication augmentation strategies compared to control treatments in patients who have had a partial or no response to initial treatment for generalized anxiety ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.15205Publication date: 01 April 2017
Pages227–239Anxiety disorders are common in adolescents (ages 12 to 18) and contribute to a range of impairments. There has been speculation that adolescents with anxiety are at risk for being treatment nonresponders. In this review, the authors examine the efficacy ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.15206Past Issues
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