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This comprehensive text covers all the anxiety disorders found in
the latest DSM and ICD classifications. Written by two
internationally recognized authorities in the field, it provides
detailed information about seven principal disorders, including
anxiety in the medically ill. For each disorder, the book covers
diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, etiology and pathogenesis,
clinical features, natural history, and differential diagnosis; and
describes treatment approaches, both psychological and
pharmacological. The authors have thoroughly surveyed the
scientific literature of the past two decades, and have added
insights from history, philosophy, and the arts. At once scholarly
and clinically relevant, this is a definitive reference for
psychiatrists at all levels. It will also be of interest to other
mental health professionals, and to many physicians in other
specialties.
In the recently updated Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders (DSM-5), the diagnostic concept of hypochondriasis was
eliminated and replaced by somatic symptom disorder and illness
anxiety disorder. Hypochondriasis and Health Anxiety: A Guide for
Clinicians, edited by Vladan Starcevic and Russell Noyes and
written by prominent clinicians and researchers in the field,
addresses current issues in recognizing, understanding, and
treating hypochondriasis. Using a pragmatic approach, it offers a
wealth of clinically useful information. The book also provides a
critical review of the underlying conceptual and treatment issues,
addressing varying perspectives and synthesizing the current
research. Specific topics the text covers include: clinical
manifestations, diagnostic and conceptual issues, classification,
relationships with other disorders, assessment, epidemiology,
economic aspects, course, outcome and treatment. Additionally, the
book discusses patient-physician relationship in the context of
hypochondriasis and health anxiety and presents cognitive,
behavioral, interpersonal and psychodynamic models and treatments.
The authors also address the neurobiological underpinnings of
hypochondriasis and health anxiety and pharmacological treatment
approaches. Based on the extensive clinical experience of its
authors, there are numerous case illustrations and practical
examples of how to assess, understand and manage individuals
presenting with disease preoccupations, health anxiety and/or
beliefs that they are seriously ill. It approaches its subject from
various perspectives and is a work of integration and critical
thinking about an area often shrouded in controversy.
This comprehensive text covers all the anxiety disorders found in
the latest DSM and ICD classifications. Written by two
internationally recognized authorities in the field, it provides
detailed information about seven principal disorders, including
anxiety in the medically ill. For each disorder, the book covers
diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, etiology and pathogenesis,
clinical features, natural history, and differential diagnosis; and
describes treatment approaches, both psychological and
pharmacological. The authors have thoroughly surveyed the
scientific literature of the past two decades, and have added
insights from history, philosophy, and the arts. At once scholarly
and clinically relevant, this is a definitive reference for
psychiatrists at all levels. It will also be of interest to other
mental health professionals, and to many physicians in other
specialties.
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