内容简介
Traditionalanti-anxietymedicationsandcognitivebehavioraltherapy(CBT)arepopulartreatmentsforclientssufferingfromawiderangeofanxietydisorders.However,thereisaclearneedforimprovedefficacyoftheseapproaches,eitherwhenadministeredasmono-therapiesorincombination.ApromisingcontemporaryapproachtocombinationtherapyistoenhancethemechanismofCBTutilizingpharmacologicalagents.PsychobiologicalApproachesforAnxietyDisordersrepresentsthefirstworktoofferacomprehensiveoverviewofthelatestempiricalevidenceandresearchresultsonconventionalandnovelcombinationtherapiesforthetreatmentofanxietydisorders.Leadingexpertsinneuroscience,psychiatry,psychopharmacology,emotionresearch,andpsychotherapyaddresstheevidenceforandagainstcombiningpharmacologicalagentswithCBTforthetreatmentofanxietydisorders,andoutlinethemostpromisingfutureapproaches.Theresultisaninvaluableresourceforcliniciansandresearchersalike.