Anxiety Disorders:
A Scientific Approach for Selecting the Most Effective Treatment
A Practitioner's Resource Series Book
Samuel Knapp
Leon VandeCreek
How to select the most
effective treatment procedures for various anxiety disorders. Presents
descriptive and empirical information on the differential diagnosis of
DSM-IV and DSM-III-R categories of anxiety disorders.
Explicit decision rules are provided for developing treatment plans
based on both scientific research and clinical judgment.
Specific psychological assessment and other diagnostic procedures
are recommended. Includes reprints of several questionnaires and
inventories, references, and case vignettes.
[Note: Portions of this book first appeared in Diagnosis
and Treatment Selection for Anxiety Disorders by S. Knapp & L.
VandeCreek, 1989, PRE, Inc.]
"A clear, concise summary of the DSM-III-R anxiety disorders...integrates
psychotherapeutic, pharmacological, and psychometric approaches while being
sensitive to the co-existence of the Axis I anxiety disorders (often behavioral)
and various Axis II (personality) disorders. Readable...a good
overview..all encompassing."
-Dan Egli, PhD, Licensed
Clinical Psychologist