SSRIs have been used as an effective treatment for depression for many years, but have recently become more widely used in the treatment of many other disorders including post traumatic stress, generalised anxiety disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder. This second edition will provide a timely update on the use of SSRIs in anxiety as their application in this area becomes more common and drug companies seek more widespread uses to maintain sales as SSRIs begin to loose basic patent protection.
Content:
Chapter 1 Epidemiology of Depression and Anxiety Disorders (pages 1โ23): A. Pelissolo and J.?P. Lepine
Chapter 2 Biological Aspects of Anxiety Disorders and Depression (pages 25โ85): J. A. den Boer, B. R. Slaap and F. J. Bosker
Chapter 3 Comorbidity of Depression and Anxiety Disorders (pages 87โ106): Ronald C. Kessler
Chapter 4 Utility of SSRIs in Anxious Depression (pages 107โ118): William Boyer and John P. Feighner
Chapter 5 SSRIs in Panic Disorder (pages 119โ128): James C. Ballenger
Chapter 6 Social Anxiety Disorder Treatment: Role of SSRIs (pages 129โ150): R. Bruce Lydiard
Chapter 7 SSRIs in Obsessive?Compulsive Disorder (pages 151โ174): Stuart A. Montgomery
Chapter 8 Serotonin and Serotonergic Drugs in Post?Traumatic Stress Disorder (pages 175โ191): Jonathan R. T. Davidson and Kathryn M. Connor
Chapter 9 SSRIs in the Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (pages 193โ209): David S. Baldwin