Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part one: Overview and introduction -- Overview and introduction to anxiety disorders / Martin M. Antony, Anita Federici, and Murray B. Stein.

Part two: Phenomenology and epidemiology of anxiety disorders -- Epidemiology of anxiety disorders / Ronald C. Kessler ... [et al.] -- Phenomenology of panic and phobic disorders / Stefan G. Hofmann, Georg W. Alpers, and Paul Pauli -- Phenomenology of generalized anxiety disorder / Holly Hazlett-Stevens, Larry D. Pruitt, and Angela Collins -- Phenomenology of obsessive-compulsive disorder / Carol A. Mathews -- Phenomenology of posttraumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder / Matthew J. Friedman.

Part three: Approaches to understanding anxiety disorders -- Preclinical approaches to understanding anxiety disorders / Victoria B. Risbrough and Mark A. Geyer -- Heritability and genetics of anxiety disorders / Joel Gelernter and Murray B. Stein -- Neuroanatomy and neuroimaging of anxiety disorders / Jennifer C. Britton and Scott L. Rauch -- Neuroendocrinology of anxiety disorders / Samir Khan ... [et al.] -- Developmental approaches to understanding anxiety disorders / Richie Poulton, Jessica R. Grisham, and Gavin Andrews -- Information-processing approaches to understanding anxiety disorders / Richard J. McNally and Hannah E. Reese -- Understanding anxiety disorders from a "Triple Vulnerability" framework / Liza M. Su�arez ... [et al.] -- Familial and social environments in the etiology and maintenance of anxiety disorders / Jennifer L. Hudson and Ronald M. Rapee -- Personality factors in the anxiety disorders / Jina Pagura, Brian J. Cox, and Murray W. Enns -- Psychological models of phobic disorders and panic / Sheila R. Woody and Elizabeth Nosen -- Psychological models of worry and generalized anxiety disorder / Peter L. Fisher and Adrian Wells -- Psychological approaches to understanding obsessive-compulsive disorder / Christine Purdon -- Psychological models of posttraumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder / Lori A. Zoellner, Afsoon Eftekhari, and Michele Bedard-Gilligan.

Part four: Classification and assessment -- Classification and boundaries among anxiety-related problems / Amy E. Lawrence and Timothy A. Brown -- Assessment of anxiety disorders / Jennifer L. Harrington and Martin M. Antony.

Part five: Treatment of anxiety disorders -- Pharmacotherapy for panic disorder and agoraphobia / Mark H. Pollack and Naomi M. Simon -- Psychological treatment of panic disorder and agoraphobia / Randi E. McCabe and Shannon Gifford -- Pharmacotherapy for social anxiety disorder and specific phobia / Michael Van Ameringen, Catherine Mancini, and Beth Patterson -- Psychological treatment of social anxiety disorder and specific phobia / Leanne Magee, Brigette A. Erwin, and Richard G. Heimberg -- Pharmacotherapy for generalized anxiety disorder / Sanjay J. Mathew and Ellen J. Hoffman -- Psychological treatment of generalized anxiety disorder / Melisa Robishaud and Michel J. Dugas -- Biological treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder / S. Evelyn Stewart, Eric Jenike, and Michael A. Jenike -- Psychological treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder / Jonathan S. Abramowitz, Autumn E. Braddock, and Elizabeth L. Moore -- Pharmacotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder and other trauma-related disorders / Mary F. Dent and J. Douglas Bremner -- Psychological treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder / David S. Riggs and Edna B. Foa -- Combining pharmacological and cognitive behavioral therapy in the treatment of anxiety disorders / Michael W. Otto ... [et al.] -- Integrated psychological treatment of multiple anxiety disorders / Peter J. Norton -- Complementary and alternative approaches to treating anxiety disorders / Kathryn M. Connor and Sandeep Vaishnavi -- Exposure-based treatments for anxiety disorders: theory and process / David A. Moscovitch, Martin M. Antony, and Richard P. Swinson -- Mindfulness and acceptance-based treatments for anxiety disorders / Lizabeth Roemer, Shannon M. Erisman, and Susan M. Orsillo -- Self-help treatments for anxiety disorders / John R. Walker, Norah Vincent, and Patricia Furer -- Prevention of child and youth anxiety and anxiety disorders / Paula Barrett and Lara Farrell -- Managing anxiety in primary care / Denise A. Chavira, Murray B. Stein, and Peter Roy-Byrne.

Part six: Other anxiety-based conditions -- Hypochondriasis and health anxiety / Steven Taylor and Gordon J.G. Asmundson -- Body dysmorphic disorder / David Veale -- Fear of pain / Gordon J.G. Asmundson and R. Nicholas Carleton.

Part seven: Comorbidity and relationships with other conditions -- Anxiety disorders and substance use disorder comorbidity / Marc Zahradnik and Sherry H. Stewart -- Anxiety disorders and depression comorbidity / Jonathan D. Huppert -- Anxiety disorders and personality disorders comorbidity / Mina Brandes and O. Joseph Bienvenu -- Anxiety disorders and physical comorbidity / Shay-Lee Belik, Jitender Sareen, and Murray B. Stein -- Anxiety and sleep / Allison G. Harvey ... [et al.].

Part eight: Anxiety in specific populations -- Anxiety disorders and hoarding in older adults / Catherine R. Ayers, Steven R. Thorp, and Julie Loebach Wetherell -- Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents / Jami M. Furr ... [et al.] -- Anxiety and culture / Laila Asmal and Dan J. Stein.

Part nine: Future directions -- Future directions in anxiety disorders research / Martin M. Antony and Murray B. Stein.