Main description:

Disorders of anxiety and substance use are, for some reason, rarely treated in an integrated fashion by professionals. This timely volume addresses this glaring omission with dispatches from the frontlines of research and treatment. Thirty-four international experts offer findings, theories, and intervention strategies for this common form of dual disorder, across a range of substances and of anxiety disorders, to give the reader comprehensive knowledge in a practical format.

Contents:

Part I. Theoretical Issues.- Epidemiological Perspectives on Co-Occurring Anxiety Disorder and Substance Use Disorder-Matt G. Kushner, Robert Krueger, Brenda Frye, Jill Peterson.- The Neurobiology of Anxiety: Potential for Co-Morbidity of Anxiety and Substance Use Disorders-Neil McNaughton.-Part II. Research Findings.-Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use Disorder: Neuroimaging, Neuroendocrine, and Psychophysiological Findings-Scott F. Coffey, Jennifer P. Read, Melissa M. Norberg.-Co-Morbidity of Social Phobia and Alcohol Use Disorders: A Review of Psychopathology Research Findings-Giao Q. Tran, Joshua P. Smith.-Panic Spectrum Disorders and Substance Use-G. Ron Norton, Peter J. Norton, Brian J. Cox, Shay-Lee Belik.-Part III. Treatment Strategies.-Treatment of Co-Morbid Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Substance Use Disorders-Keith C. Klostermann and William Fals-Stewart.-Treatment for Co-Morbid Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use Disorders-David S. Riggs and Edna B. Foa.-Treatment of Co-Occurring Alcoholism and Social Anxiety Disorder-Carrie L. Randall, Sarah W. Book, Maureen H. Carrigan, Suzanne E. Thomas.-Treating Co-Morbid Panic Disorder and Substance Use Disorder-Tony Toneatto and Neil A. Rector.-Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Co-Morbid Panic Psychopathology and Tobacco Use and Dependence-Michael J. Zvolensky, Amit Bernstein, Andrew R. Yartz, AlisonC. McLeish, Matthew T. Feldner.-Personality-based Approaches to Treatment of Co-Morbid Anxiety and Substance Use Disorder-Margo C. Watt, Sherry H. Stewart, Patricia J. Conrod, Norman B. Schmidt.-Medical Management of Co-Morbid Anxiety and Substance Use Disorder-Jane E. Marshall.-Part IV. Integration And Conclusions.-Anxiety Disorders and Substance Use Disorders Co-Morbidity: Common Themes and Future Directions-Sherry H. Stewart, Patricia J. Conrod