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Influential References

We wish to thank our colleagues who authored the following books and greatly influenced our approach to Overcoming Anxiety for Dummies. These authors have been pioneers in the fields of anxiety and psychotherapy.

Beck, Aaron, Gary Emory, and Ruth Greenberg. Anxiety Disorders and Phobias. New York: Basic Books 1985.

Craske, Michelle and David Barlow. Mastery of Your Anxiety and Panic: Therapist Guide (3rd Edition). San Antonio, TX: Psychological Corporation 2000.

Ellis, Albert & Catharine MacLaren. Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy. San Luis Obispo CA:  Impact Publishers, Inc.1998.

Hays, Steven, Kirk Strosahl, and Kelly Wilson. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: An Experiential Approach to Behavior Change. New York: The Guilford Press 1999.

Kabat-Zinn, Jon. Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. 1990.

Leahy, Robert and Stephen Holland. Treatment Plans and Interventions for Depression and Anxiety Disorders. New York: Guilford 2000.

Chapter 1

This is a comprehensive book about the origins of anxiety, largely intended for professionals or persons interested in the scientific research on the topic. Vasey, Michael,  and Mark Dadds. The Developmental Psychopathology of Anxiety. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001.

The Anxiety Disorders Association of America has information for the public and professionals. It can be found on the World Wide Web. Go to:  www.adada.org  Statistics and Facts About Anxiety Disorders. Anxiety Disorders Association of America.

The American Psychological Association conducted a study about reactions to September 11th. The study was reported at: APA ONLINE www.apa.org/practice/poll_911.html

Science Daily, a link to the latest research news reported on a study conducted at Yale University about the relationship between anxiety, increases in cortisol, and increases in abdominal fat. Find out more at: www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/11/001120072314.htm

Studies about the relationship between anxiety and stress were reported. Tuller, David. “Calculating the Benefits of Managing Stress.” New York Times (January 22, 2002). Nagourney, Eric. “Vital Signs: At Risk; Linking Anxiety, Depression and Strokes.” New York Times, (January 29, 2002).

The economic costs of anxiety disorders were cited in: Greenberg, P.E., T. Sisitsky, R. C. Kessler, S. N. Finkelstein, E. R. Berndt, J. R. Davidson, J. C. Ballenger, and A. J. Fyer. “The economic burden of anxiety disorders in the 1990’s.” Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (60, 427-435, 1999).

More recent data compiled by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, a U. S. government agency estimated a much higher cost. This information can be accessed at www.samhsa.gov/oas/srcbk/costs-04.htm

Another good reference for mental health professionals covers a host of emotional disorders. Various studies on the topic of the physical effects of anxiety described. Millon, Theodore, Paul Blaney, and Roger Davis. Oxford Textbook of Psychopathology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999.

A rich variety of research supports the positive effects of self-help for many different problems, including anxiety. Here are a couple: White, Jim. “Stresspac: Three-year follow-up of a controlled trial of self-help package for the anxiety disorders.” Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapy (26, 133-141 1998).

Dijkstra, Arie and Hein DeVries. “Do self-help interventions in health education lead to cognitive changes, and do cognitive changes lead to behavioural change?” British Journal of Health Psychology (6,2, 121-134, 2001).

Finch, A. E., M. J. Lambert, and G. J. Brown. “Attacking anxiety: A naturalistic study of a multimedia self-help program.” Journal of Clinical Psychology (56, 11-21).                            

Chapter 2

The encyclopedia of mental disorder diagnoses for professionals is compiled by the American Psychiatric Association. This source discusses diagnostic criteria, prevalence, risk factors, cultural and age considerations, and course of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, IV Edition Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Association, 1994.

  This article describes the success of a brief intervention for panic disorder in the Emergency Room. Dyckman, John M., Robert Rosenbaum, Rosarie Hartmeyer, and Lawrence Walter. "Effects of Psychological Intervention on Panic Attack Patients in the Emergency Department." Psychosomatics (40, 422-427, 1999).

Two medical textbooks contain extensive information about drugs, side-effects, dosages, indications, and contraindications: Skidmore-Roth, Linda. 2002 Mosby’s Nursing Drug Reference New York: Mosby, Inc. 2002. Medical Economic Staff Physicians (Eds.) PDR: Physicians’ Desk Reference, 2002. Montvale, NJ: Medical Economics 2002.

WebMD cites research by Catherine Woodman, MD and colleagues that demonstrate a connection between a rogue gene and both irritable bowel syndrome and panic disorder. Peck, Peggy. Genetic Mutation Linked to Both Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Panic Disorder (November 22, 1999). You can view the complete article at:  http://my.webmd.com/content/article/1728.52273

Many experts agree that psychotherapy can improve the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome in addition to emotional problems associated with the disorder. One example is: Keffer, Laurie and Edward Blanchard. “The effects of relaxation response, meditation on the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome: Results of a controlled treatment study.” Behaviour Research and Therapy (39,801-811, 2001).

Almost one out of five Americans over the age of 65 suffer from diabetes. Stress management not only improves the quality of life, but actually decreases blood sugar. Surwit, R. S., M. A. van Tilburg,  N. Zucker, C. C.  McCaskill, P. Parekh, M.  N. Feinglos, C. L. Edwards, P. Williams, and J. D. Lane. “Stress Management Improves Long-Term Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes” Diabetes Care (25, 30-34, 2002).

Chapter 3

WebMD discusses anxiety disorders in depth, including information about its genetic basis. What Causes Anxiety Disorders? 2000. Available from http://my.webmd.com/content/article/1680.517111

David Barlow, among others, has investigated the role of parenting and its relationship to the development of anxiety. Chorpita, Bruce and David Barlow. "The Development of Anxiety the Role of Control in the Early Environment." Psychological Bulletin (124, 3-21,1998).

Historical figures were cited in the article: Donovan, Patricia. UB to participate in Anxiety Screening Program." University of Buffalo Reporter, April 19, 2001.

Shaw, George Bernard. "Maxims for Revolutionists: Good Intentions." 1903.

This book discusses the normal stages that people undergo when making any kind of change. Prochaska, James, John Norcross, and Carlo DiClememte. Changing for Good.  New York: William Morrow & Co, Inc. 1994.

Chapter 4

A variety of articles have demonstrated the benefits of writing about emotionally significant events, including trauma, gratitude, anxiety and other important emotions. If you are interested in reading more, see the following:

Booth, Roger J., Keith Petrie, and James W. Pennebaker. "Changes in Circulating Lymphocyte Numbers Following Emotional Disclosure: Evidence of Buffering?" Stress Medicine (13, 23-29, 1997).

Emmons, Robert A. and Cheryl Crumpler. "Gratitude as a Human Strength: Appraising the Evidence." Journal of Social & Clinical Psychology (19, 56-69, 2000)

Esterling, Brian A., Luciano L'Abate, Edward Murray, and James Pennebaker. "Empirical Foundations for Writing in Prevention and Psychotherapy: Mental and Physical Health Outcomes." Clinical Psychology Review (19,79-96, 1999).

Pennebaker, James W. and Martha Francis. "Cognitive, Emotional, and Language Processes in Disclosure." Cognition & Emotion (10, 601-626, 1996).

Petrie, Keith J., Roger Booth, James Pennebaker, and Kathryn Davison. "Disclosure of Trauma and Immune Response to Hepatitis B Vaccination Program." Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology (63,787-792, 1995).

Petrie, Keith J., Roger Booth, and James Pennebaker. "The Immunological Effects of Thought Suppression." Journal of Personality & Social Psychology (75, 1264-1272, 1998).

Spera, Stephanie P., Eric Buhrfeind, and James Pennebaker. "Expressive Writing and Coping with Job Loss." Academy of Management Journal (37, 722-733,1994).

Chapter 5

Several investigators researched the effect of avoiding and repressing emotions and discovered negative health effects. See: Shedler, J., M. Mayman, and M. Mannis. “The Illusion of Mental Health.” American Psychologist (48, 1117-1131, 1993).

The National Safety Council reports information about the frequency of catastrophic events. Go to their web site, then Research & Statistics, then What are the Odds of Dying? You can find the latest statistics on: http://www.nsc.org/lrs/statinfo/odds.htm

Chapter 6

A little anxiety appears to help performance; it increases attention and motivation. Too much anxiety decreases performance. Here are some of articles about the effects of anxiety on learning and performance: Tohill, Jean, and Keith Holyoak. “The impact of anxiety on analogical reasoning,” Thinking & Reasoning. (6, 27-40, 2000).

Ashcraft, Mark and Elizabeth Kirk. “The relationships among working memory, math anxiety, and performance,” Journal of Experimental Psychology, (130, 224-227, 2001).

Halvari, Hallgeir and Torgrim Gjesme. “Trait and State Anxiety Before and After Competitive Performance,” Perceptual & Motor Skills, (81, 1059-1074, 1995).

Social scientists have studied the effects of perfectionism. Here is a sample of the many articles about this subject: Blatt, Sidney, “The Destructiveness of Perfectionism: Implications for the Treatment of Depression,” American Psychologist (50, 1003-1020, 1995).

Boergers, Julie, Anthony Spirito, and Deidre Donaldson. “Reasons for Adolescent Suicide Attempts: Associations with Psychological Functioning,” Journal of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, (37, 1287-1298, 1998).

Hewitt, Paul,  James Newton, Gordon Flett, and Lois Callander. “Perfectionism and Suicide Ideation in Adolescent Psychiatric Patients,” Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (37, 1287-1298, 1998). Rheaume, Joess, Robert Ladouceur, and Mark Freeston. “The Prediction of Obsessive-Compulsive Tendencies: Does Perfectionism Play a Significant Role?” Personality & Individual Differences (28, 583-592, 2000).

Chapter 7

Derby, Stuart P. Eskimo Words for Snow 1994 [cited. Available from www.urbanlegends.com/language/eskimo_words_for_snow_derby.

Fischer, Alan D. "Adversity Can't Overtake Her." Arizona Daily Star, (Nov. 16, 2001).

Chapter 8

For professional who want a more comprehensive blue print for exposure techniques please see: Beck, Aaron, Gary Emory, and Ruth Greenberg. Anxiety Disorders and Phobias. New York: Basic Books 1985.

Leahy, Robert and Stephen Holland. Treatment Plans and Interventions for Depression and Anxiety Disorders. New York: Guilford 2000.

Chapter 10

The extensive benefits of exercise have been well documented. Here are a few of the hundreds: Bernardi, Luciano, Peter Sleight, Gabriele Bandinelli, Simone Cencetti, Lamerto Fattorini, Johanna Wdowczyc-Szulc, and Alonso Lagi. "Effects of Rosary Prayer and Yoga Mantras on Autonomic Cardiovascular Rhythms: Comparative Study." British Medical Journal (323, 1446-1449, 2001).

Doan, Bao-Tran, Thomas Plante,  Michael Digregorio, and Gerdenio Manuel. "Influence of Aerobic Exercise Activity and Relaxation Training in Coping with Test-Taking Anxiety." Anxiety, Stress & Coping: An International Journal (8, 101-111, 1995).

DiLorenzo, Thomas, Eric Bargman, Renee Stucky-Ropp, Glenn Brassington,  Peter Frensch, and Thomas LaFontaine. "Long-Term Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Psychological Outcomes." Preventive Medicine: An International Journal Devoted to Practice & Theory (28, 75-85,1999).

Tkachuk, Gregg and Garry Martin. "Exercise Therapy for Patients with Psychiatric Disorders: Research and Clinical Implications." Professional Psychology: Research & Practice (30, 275-282, 1999).

Broocks, Andreas, Borwin Badelow,  Gunda Pekrun, Annette George,  Tim Meyer, Uwe Bartmann, Ursula Hillmer-Vogel, and Eckart Ruether. "Comparison of Aerobic Exercise, Clompiramine, and Placebo in the Treatment of Panic Disorder." American Journal of Psychiatry (155, 603-609, 1998).

Exercise may trigger panic but it’s unlikely. See: Martinsen, Egil, John Raglin, Asle Hoffart, and Svein Friis. "Tolerance of Intensive Exercise and High Levels of Lactate in Panic Disorder." Journal of Anxiety Disorders (12, 332-342,1998).

Chapter 11

For information about specific sleep problems, use the internet search engine. Enter the topic you are interested in. One of our favorite sites is: www.my.webmd.com

Thiedke, Carolyn. "Sleep Disorders and Sleep Problems in Childhood." American Family Physician (63, 277-284, 2001).

This is a tremendous reference source. Ernst, Edzard (Ed.) The Desktop Guide to Complementary and Alternative Medicine: an evidence based approach New York: Mosby 2001.

Various studies have been conducted about the sleep problems of those with panic or posttraumatic stress disorders. Mellman, T., R. Kulick-Bell, L. Ashlock, and B. Nolan. “Sleep events among veterans with combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder.” American Journal of Psychiatry (152, 110-115, 1989).

Mellman, T. and T. Uhde. “Electrocephalographic sleep in panic disorder.” Archives of General Psychiatry (154, 1557-1565, 1997).

Krakow, Barry and Joseph Neidhardt. Conquering Bad Dreams and Nightmares. New York: Berkley Books 1992.

Chapter 12

Many of the classical theories behind the effects of relaxation and various behavior therapies are discussed in some detail in the following: O’Donohue, William and Leonard Krasner (Eds.). Theories of Behavior Therapy: Exploring Behavior Change. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 1995.

An excellent resource for professionals teaching relaxation is: Smith, Jonathan. ABC Relaxation Training: A Practical Guide For Health Professionals. New York: Springer Publishing Co. Inc.,1999.

Breathing as a clinical tool in stress management has a wide range of benefits, some of which are discussed in the following: Fried, Robert, Mary Fox, and Richard Carlton. "Effect of Diaphragmatic Respiration with End-Tidal Co-Sub-2 Biofeedback on Respiration, EEG , and Seizure Frequency in Idiopathic Epilepsy." Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (602, 67-96, 1990).

Fried, Robert. "Breathing as a Clinical Tool." In The Management of Stress and Anxiety in Medical Disorders, edited by David; Barlow and David Mostofsky, 100-18. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon, Inc. (2000).

Ley, R. "The Efficacy of Breathing Retraining and the Centrality of Hperventilation in Panic Disorder: A Reinterpretation of Experimental Findings." Behaviour Research and Therapy (29, 301-304,1991).

Here is a sample of research articles supporting the benefits of progressive muscle relaxation: Lowe, Geoff, Rachel Bland,  John Greenman, Nadine Kirkpatrick, and Gillian Lowe. "Progressive Muscle Relaxation and Secretory Immunoglobulin A." Psychological Reports (88, 912-914, 2001)

Matsumoto, Mia and Jonathan Smith. "Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Breathing Exercises, and ABC Relaxation Theory." Journal of Clinical Psychology (57, 1551-1557, 2001).

McCubbin, James,  John Wilson, Stephen Bruehl, and Paloma Ibarra,  et al. "Relaxation Training and Opiod Inhibition of Blood Presure Response to Stress." Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology (64, 593-601, 1996). Suhr, Julie, Steven Anderson, and Daniel Tranel. "Progressive Muscle Relaxation in the Management of Behavioural Disturbancein Alzheimer's Disease." Neuropsychological Rehabilitation (9, 31-44,1999).

Although not as many studies support the value of autogenic training a sufficient number of articles support its benefits. Banks, Sonya, David Jacobs, Richard Gevirtz, and David Hubbard. "Effects of Autogenic Relaxation on Electromyographic Activity in Ative Mysofascial Trigger Points." Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain (6, 23-32, 1998).

Cowings, P. S. and W. B. Toscano. "Autogenic-Feedback Training Exercise Is Superior to Promethazine for Control of Motion Sickness Symptoms." Journal of Clinical Pharmacology (40, 1154-1165, 2000).

Ernst, E. and N. Kanji. "Autogenic Training For Stress and Anxiety: A Systematic Review." Complementary Therapies in Medicine (8, 106-110, 2000).

Applications of relaxation therapy to specific disorders have received wide support in the literature. For example: Oest, L. G.,  and E. Breitholtz. "Applied Relaxation Vs. Cognitive Therapy in the Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder." Behaviour Research and Therapy (38, 777-790, 2000).

Ashton, C. Jr., G. Whitworth, J. Seldomridge, P. Shapiro, A. Weinberg, R.  Michler, C. Smith, E. Rose, S. Fisher, S. and M. Oz. "Self-Hypnosis Reduces Anxiety Following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Aprospective, Randomized Trial." The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery (38, 69-75, 1997).

Willumsen, T., O. Vassend, and A. Hoffart. "A Comparison of Cognitive Therapy, Applied Relaxation, and Nitrous Oxide Sedation in the Treatment of Dental Fear." Acta Odontologica Scandinavica (59, 290-296, 2001).

Spence, S. H.,L. Sharpe, T. Newton-John, and D. Champion. "Effect of EMG Biofeedback Compared to Applied Relaxation Training with Chronic, Upper Extremity Cumulative Trauma Disorders." Pain  (63, 199-206, 1995).

Massage therapy has been around for many centuries. Here are a few reasons why. Hernandez-Reif, M., T. Field, J. Krasnegor and H. Theakston,. "Lower Back Pain Is Reduced and Range of Motion Increased after Massage Therapy." The International Journal Of Neuroscience (106, 131-145, 2001).

Jones, N. A., and T. Field. "Massage and Music Therapies Attenuate Frontal EEG Asymmetry in Depressed Adolescents." Adolescence (34, 529-534, 1999).

Preyde, Michele. "Effectiveness of Massage Therapy for Subacute Low-Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial." Canadian Medical Association Journal (2000).

Field, Tiffany. "Massage Therapy for Infants and Children." Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (16, 105-111, 1995).

 Field, Tiffany, Saul Schanberg, M.Davalos, Julie Malphurs. "Massage with Oil Has More Positive Effects on Normal Infants." Pre- & Peri-Natal Psychology Journal (11, 75-80, 1996).

Field, Tiffany. "Touch Therapy Effects on Development." International Journal of Behavioral Development (22, 779-797, 1998).

Field, Tiffany. "Massage Therapy Facilitates Weight Gain in Preterm Infants." Current Directions in Psychological Science (10, 51-54, 2001).

Hernandez-Reif, M; Field, T; Largie, S; Hart, S; Redzepi, M; Nierenberg, B; Peck, TM. "Children's Distress During Burn Treatment Is Reduced by Massage Therapy." The Journal of Burn Care & Rehabilitation (22, 191-195, 2000).

Not convinced? Here are a few more research studies bragging about the positive effects of relaxation. Johansson, C., J. Dahl, M. Jannert, L. Melin, and G. Anderson. "Effects of Cognitive-Behavioral Pain-Management Program." Behaviour Research and Therapy (36, 915-930,1998). 

Kohli, Adarsh, V. Varma, and Ritu Nehra. "Comparison of Efficacy of Psycho-relaxation and Pharmacotherapy in Generalized Anxiety Disorder." Journal of Personality & Clinical Studies (16, 43-48, 2000).

Legostaev, G. N. "Changes in Mental Performance after Voluntary Relaxation." Human Physiology (22, 637-638, 1996). 

Penava, Susan, Michael Otto, Kristin Maki, and Mark Pollack. "Rate of Improvement During Cognitive-Behavioral Group Treatment for Panic Disorder." Behaviour Research and Therapy (36, 665-673, 1999).

Yen, L. L., W. Patrick, and W. Chie."Comparison of Relaxation Techniques, Routine Blood Pressure Measurements, and Self-Learning Packages in Hypertension Control." Preventive Medicine (25, 339-345, 1996).

Chapter 14

In this chapter, we were careful to look for well-researched natural remedies and credible documentation.

FDA Warms Consumers against Dietary Supplement Products That May Contain Digitalis Mislabled as "Plantain." Press Office Food and Drug Administration U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1997 [ June 12, 1997]. Available from www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/NEW00570.

Kurtzweil, Paula. An FDA Guide to Dietary Supplements U.S Food and Drug Administration, 1999 [cited Jan 1999]. Available from www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/food/fdadiet-supplements.

Whitmore, Arthur. "FDA Warns Consumers against Dietary Supplement Products That May Contain Digitalis Mislabeled as "Plantain"." New York: Food and Drug Administration, 1997.

Facts About Dietary Supplements: Selenium National Institutes of Health, Available from www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/supplements/selen.

5-HTP Safety, Side Effects, Dangers MedQuest Pharmacy, [cited. Available from www.5-htp.net/safety.

Rayman, M.P. "The Importance of Selenium to Human Health." Lancet (356, 233-241, 2000).

Dillard, James & Ziporyn, Terra. Alternative Medicine for Dummies. New York: IDG Books Worldwide INC An International Data Group Company, 1998.

Ernst, Edzard (Ed.) The Desktop Guide to Complementary & Alternative Medicine: New York: Mosby, 2001.

Kelly, G. S. "Nutritional and Botanical Interventions to Assist with the Adaptation to Stress." Alternative Medicine Review (4, 249-265, 1999)

Packer-Tursman, Judy. "Anxiety over Kava." Washington Post, January 22, 2002.

Pittler, M. H. and E. Ernst. "Efficacy of Kava Extract for Treating Anxiety: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis." Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology (20, 84-89, 2000).

Chapter 15

Two medical textbooks contain extensive information about drugs, side-effects, dosages, indications, and contraindications. We find the nursing book a little more user friendly for the layperson. Both books are updated yearly.  Also, we provide more references with very specific information on some of the drugs we write about. Skidmore-Roth, Linda. 2002 Mosby’s Nursing Drug Reference New York: Mosby, Inc., 2002. Medical Economic Staff Physicians (Eds.) PDR: Physicians’ Desk Reference, 2002. Montvale, NJ: Medical Economics, 2002.

Bloom, Stephen. "What Happened to My Sex Life?" WedMD Medical News, 2000.

Cohen, A. J. and B. Bartlik. “Ginkgo biloba for antidepressant-induced sexual dysfunction.” Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy (24, 139-143, 1998).

Thomas, R. E. "Benzodiazepine Use and Motor Vehicle Accidents. Systematic Review of Reported Association." Canadian Family Physician (44, 799-808, 1998).

Wang, P. S., R. Bohn, R. Glynn, H. Mogun, and J. Avorn. “Hazardous Benzodiazepine Regimes in the Elderly: Effects of Half-Life, Dosage, and Duration on Risk of Hip Fracture.” The American Journal of Psychiatry (158, 892-898, 2001).

Gould, Robert A., Michal Otto, Mark Pollack, and Liang Yap. "Cognitive Behavioral and Pharmacological Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A Preliminary Meta-Analysis." Behavior Therapy (28, 285-3051997).

Otto, Michael W., Mark Pollack, and Susan Sabatino. "Maintenance of Remission Following Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Panic Disorder: Possible Deleterious Effects of Concurrent Medication Treatment." Behavior Therapy (27, 473-482, 1996).

Uhlenhuth, E.H., M. Balter, T. Ban, T. and K. Yang. "Trends in Recommendations for the Pharmacotherapy of Anxiety Disorders by an International Expert Panel, 1992-1997." European Neuropsychopharmacology: The Journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (9,1999).

Westra, H. A. and S. Stewart. "Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Pharmacotherapy: Complementary or Contradictory Approaches to the Treatment of Anxiety?" Clinical Psychology Review (18, 307-340,1998).

Canive, J. M., R. Clark, L. Calais, C. Qualls, C., and V. Tuason. "Bupropion Treatment in Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Open Study." Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology (18, 379-383, 1998).

Saeed, Atezaz. S. "Panic Disorder: Effective Treatment Options." American Family Physician  (57, 2405-2412, 1998).

Van Ameringen, M. and C. Mancini. “Pharmacotherapy of Social Anxiety Disorder at the Turn of the Millennium.” Psychiatric Clinics of North America (24, 783-803, 2001).

Bailly, Daniel. “The role of Beta-Andrenoceptor Blockers in the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders.” CNS Drugs (5, 115-136, 1996).

Allgulander, Chister, David Hackett, and Eliseo Salinas. "Venlafaxine Extended Release in the Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder." British Journal of Psychiatry (179, 15-22, 2000).

Davis, L. L., W. Ryan, B. Adinoff, and F. Petty. "Comprehensive Review of the Psychiatric Uses of Valproate." Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology (20, 1s-17s, 2000)

Kunovac, J. L., and S. Stahl. "Future Directions in Anxiolytic Pharmacotherapy." Psychiatry Clinic North America (18, 895-909, 1995).

Pollack, Mark H., John Worthington, Michael  Otto, and Kristin Maki. "Clinical Trials--Anxiety Disorders." Psychopharmacology Bulletin (32, 667-670, 1996).

Stein, Dan J., Murry Stein, Wendy Goodwin, Ranjinder Kumar, and Brian Hunter. "The Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Paoxetine Is Effective in More Generalized and in Less Generalized Social Anxiety Disorder." Psychopharmacology (158, 267-272, 2001).

Schweitzer, I. “Does Risperidone Have a Place in the Treatment of Nonschizophrenic Patients?” International Clinical Psychopharmacology (16, 1-19, 2001).

McDougle, C. L., C. Epperson, G. Pelton, S. Wasylink, and L. Price. “A Double-bind, Placebo-controlled Study of Risperidone Addition in Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor-refractory Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.” Archives of General Psychiatry (57, 794-801, 2000).

Petty, F., S. Brannan, J. Casada, V. Gajewski, G. Kramer, R.  Stone, A. Teten, J.  Worchel, and A. Young. "Olanzapine Treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: An Open-Label Study." International Clinical Psychopharmacology (16, 331-337, 2001).

Mintzer, J., W. Faison, J. Street, V. Sutton, and A. Breier. "Olanzapine in the Treatment of Anxiety Symptoms Due to Alzheimer's Disease: A Post Hoc Analysis." International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (16, s71-77, 2001)

Vasey, Michael and Mark Dadds. The Developmental Psychopathology of Anxiety. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001.

The WebMD internet site contains a huge drug database that is extremely user friendly. If you are interested in a particular drug, be sure to look it up at that site. 

Chapter 16

In a previous book, we reviewed a large amount of tantalizing research demonstrating that focusing too much on oneself leads to a wide range of problems.

Smith, Laura and Charles Elliott. Hollow Kids: Recapturing the Soul of a Generation Lost to the Self-Esteem Myth Roseville, CA: Prima Publishing Division of Random House, 2001.

Chapter 17

Twenge, J. “The Age of Anxiety? Birth Cohort Change in Anxiety and Neuroticism, 1952-1993.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (79, 1007-1021, 2000).

Mash, E. and R. Barkley. (Eds.) Child Psychopathology New York: The Guilford Press, 1996.

Children in New York continue to suffer from the trauma of 9/11. Goddnough, Abby. “Post-9/11 Pain Found to Linger in Young Minds.” New York Times, (May 2, 2002).

Vasey, Michael and Mark Dadds. The Developmental Psychopathology of Anxiety. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001.

Rossman, B.B., H.Hughes, and M. Rosenberg.. Children and Interparental Violence: The Impact of Exposure Philadelphia: Bruner/Mazel, 2000.

"Seeds of Anxiety Planted Early in Life." Associated Press, 2002.

We review a variety of research on parenting style as it effects children’s mental adjustment.  Smith, Laura and Charles Elliott. Hollow Kids: Recapturing the Soul of a Generation Lost to the Self-Esteem Myth Roseville, CA: Prima Publishing Division of Random House, 2001.

Biederman, Joseph, Stephen Faraone,  Dina Hirshfeld-Becker, Deorha Friedman, Joanna Robin, and J. Rosenbaum.. "Patterns of Psychopathology and Dysfunction in High-Risk Children of Parents with Panic Disorder and Major Depression." American Journal of Psychiatry (158, 49-57, 2001).

Anxiety Disorders WebMDHealth, 1998. Available from http://my.webmd.com/content/article/1680.51711.

Blecher, Michele. Fetus to Mom: You're Stressing Me Out! WebMDHealth. Available from http://my.webmd.com/content/article/3608.307.


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