Main description:

CBT for Anxiety Disorders presents a comprehensive overview of the latest anxiety disorder-specific treatment techniques contributed by the foremost experts in various CBT approaches. * Summarizes the state-of-the-art CBT approaches for each of the DSM anxiety disorders * Represents a one-stop tool for researchers, clinicians, and students on CBT for anxiety disorders * Features world leading CBT authors who provide an up to date description of their respective treatment approaches in a succinct, and clinician-tailored, fashion

Contents:

List of Contributors vii List of Figures, Tables, and Boxes ix Introduction 1 Gregoris Simos and Stefan G. Hofmann 1 Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia 3 Michelle G. Craske and Gregoris Simos 2 Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum Disorders: Diagnosis, Theory, and Treatment 25 David A. Clark and Gregoris Simos 3 Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Targeting Intolerance of Uncertainty 57 Melisa Robichaud 4 Social Anxiety Disorder: Treatment Targets and Strategies 87 Stefan G. Hofmann, Jacqueline Bullis, and Cassidy Gutner 5 Specific Phobias 107 Lars-Goran Ost and Lena Reuterskiold 6 Health Anxiety 135 Michel A. Thibodeau, Gordon J.G. Asmundson, and Steven Taylor 7 Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Acute Stress Disorder 161 Anke Ehlers 8 Culturally Appropriate CBT for the Anxiety Disorders 191 Devon E. Hinton and Martin La Roche 9 Newer Generations of CBT for Anxiety Disorders 225 Michael P. Twohig, Michelle R. Woidneck, and Jesse M. Crosby Index 251