Main description:

Psychobiological Approaches for Anxiety Disorders presents a comprehensive overview of the latest empirical evidence and research results on combining pharmacological agents and CBT techniques for the treatment of anxiety disorders. * The first book to focus on the issue of enhancing CBT with pharmacological agents * Features chapters from leading authors in the fields of psychiatry, pharmacology, clinical psychology, neuroscience, and emotion research * Contributes significantly to the field by summarizing the contemporary research in combination treatments in anxiety disorders * A valuable resource for clinicians in training, as well as experienced clinicians seeking to help patients with anxiety disorders

Contents:

About the Contributors vii About the Editor xi Introduction 1 Stefan G. Hofmann Chapter 1 The Biology and Efficacy of Combination Strategies for Anxiety Disorders 5 Keith A. Ganasen and Dan J. Stein Chapter 2 Benzodiazepines 25 Bridget A. Hearon and Michael W. Otto Chapter 3 Tricyclic Antidepressants and Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors 41 Franklin R. Schneier Chapter 4 Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, Reversible Inhibitors of Monoamine Oxidase-A, and Buspirone 61 Borwin Bandelow, Markus Reitt, and Dirk Wedekind Chapter 5 D-Cycloserine 75 Adam J. Guastella and Gail A. Alvares Chapter 6 Yohimbine Hydrochloride 91 Samantha G. Farris, Michelle L. Davis, Lindsey B. DeBoer, Jasper A. J. Smits, and Mark B. Powers Chapter 7 Cortisol 109 Leila Maria Soravia and Dominique J.-F. de Quervain Chapter 8 Oxytocin 123 Markus Heinrichs, Frances S. Chen, and Gregor Domes Chapter 9 Dietary Supplements 145 Lindsey B. DeBoer, Michelle L. Davis, Mark B. Powers, and Jasper A. J. Smits Chapter 10 A Roadmap for the Research and Practice of Combination Strategies 181 Stefan G. Hofmann Index 195