Pathological Anxiety Emotional Processing in Etiology and Treatment

Bringing together prominent researchers and practitioners, this authoritative volume describes significant recent advances in understanding and treating anxiety that are grounded in emotional processing theory and the seminal work of Edna Foa. Current etiological perspectives are explained; effective assessment approaches discussed; and important findings presented on the benefits of cognitive-behavioral therapies, pharmacotherapy, and combined treatments. Coverage encompasses the full range of frequently encountered disorders: posttraumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and adults, panic, generalized anxiety, social phobia, and complicated grief. Special topics include the introduction of a new treatment, virtual reality exposure therapy.

Barbara Olasov Rothbaum, PhD, is a tenured Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Trauma and Anxiety Recovery Program at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Rothbaum specializes in research on the treatment of individuals with affective disorders, particularly anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). She has won both state and national awards for her research, and is an invited international speaker within her field. She has published numerous journal articles, book chapters, and books on the treatment of PTSD, and is a Diplomate in Behavioral Psychology of the American Board of Professional Psychology. Currently, Dr. Rothbaum serves as President of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), and is a former Associate Editor of the [i]Journal of Traumatic Stress[/i]. She is a pioneer in the application of virtual reality to the treatment of psychological disorders. Dr. Rothbaum had the pleasure of working with Dr. Edna B. Foa in Philadelphia from 1986 to 1990 and has continued to collaborate with Dr. Foa over the years.