Generalized Anxiety Disorder Across the Lifespan: An Integrative Approach
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Generalized anxiety disorder is a chronic, disabling, often lifelong condition affecting millions worldwide. Yet, despite its prevalence, GAD is frequently marginalized, misdiagnosed, and undertreated. Generalized Anxiety Disorder Across the Lifespan creates a practical knowledge base for GAD, identifying the symptoms that set it apart both from “normal, everyday” anxiety and from other anxiety-based pathologies, and thoroughly reviewing the range of established and cutting-edge treatments. The author’s developmental approach sheds some light on longstanding clinical mysteries surrounding the disorder, among them the interplay of somatic and psychological symptoms and the changes in symptoms as patients age. Accessible to the novice or the veteran reader, the book: Grounds readers in the basics of GAD Offers extensive discussion of the current psychosocial treatments for GAD Examines the state of the art in pharmacological therapies … More Info >>
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder Across the Lifespan: An Integrative Approach
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Michael Portman’s book on Generalized Anxiety Disorder will be helpful to clinicians and researchers alike. In a concise but comprehensive book, he reviews the major theories of generalized anxiety, covers the relevant research, and describes the central clinical strategies and interventions for treating this chronic and often debilitating condition. The writing is clear and the review is up to date. If you are interested in GAD you should read this book.
Rating: 5 / 5
It is encouraging to see Michael Portman’s book on generalized anxiety disorder. Culling the most recent findings on the disorder, he provides a balanced and comprehensive review of the state of research on this condition. The style of writing in the book is both approachable and informative. Lay and professional readers alike would benefit from this timely contribution to the literature.
Rating: 5 / 5