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4 - Anxiety Disorders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2025

By
Dean McKay
Edited by
Stephen Hupp  and
David F. Tolin
Stephen Hupp
Affiliation:
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
David F. Tolin
Affiliation:
Institute of Living
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Summary

This chapter covers generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, specific phobia, social anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, separation anxiety disorder, and selective mutism. Based on a review using the new criteria for empirically supported treatments, there is strong research support for: (a) exposure therapies for specific phobias, (b) cognitive and behavioral therapies for generalized anxiety disorder, (c) cognitive-behavioral therapy for panic disorder, and (d) cognitive-behavioral therapy for social anxiety disorder. The two primary components of treatment include exposure and addressing cognitive biases. Each of these components is broken down into additional parts. A sidebar also discusses acceptance and commitment therapy.

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generalized anxiety disorderpanic disorderspecific phobiasocial anxiety disorderagoraphobiaseparation anxiety disorderselective mutismexposurecognitive-behavioral therapyscience-based therapy
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Science-Based Therapy
Raising the Bar for Empirically Supported Treatments
 , pp. 47 - 63
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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