Gavin Andrews is a psychiatrist who is Professor of Psychiatry in the School of Psychiatry at the University of New South Wales, and Director of the Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression at St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, a joint university and hospital facility. Mark Creamer is Director of the Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health and a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Melbourne. He is a clinical psychologist with many years of experience in the field of traumatic stress from both research and clinical perspectives. Rocco Crino is a clinical psychologist at St. Vincent's Hospital. He is Director of the Anxiety Disorders Clinic and Manager of Psychology at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney. Caroline Hunt is a clinical psychologist and Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology, University of Sydney. She is a clinician with the Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression, Sydney. Lisa Lampe is a psychiatrist and Lecturer, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales. She is a clinician with the Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression, Sydney. Andrew Page was a clinical psychologist at St. Vincent's Hospital and a clinician with the Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression. He is currently Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Western Australia, Perth.

'In my opinion this book deserves a place in any medical library for its clear and comprehensive theoretical overview, and its synthesis of theory and practice for all doctors whose work brings them into contact with anxious patients.' Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

• Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Read me: how to use this unusual book; 2. General issues in anxiety disorders; 3. General issues in treatment: clinician guide; 4. Panic disorder and agoraphobia: syndrome; 5. Panic disorder and agoraphobia: treatment; 6. Panic disorder and agoraphobia: clinician guide; 7. Panic disorder and agoraphobia: patient treatment manual; 8. Social phobia: syndrome; 9. Social phobia: treatment; 10. Social phobia: clinician guide; 11. Social phobia: patient treatment manual; 12. Specific phobias: syndrome; 13. Specific phobias: treatment; 14. Specific phobias: clinician guide; 15. Specific phobias: patient treatment manual; 16. Obsessive compulsive disorder: syndrome; 17. Obsessive compulsive disorder: treatment; 18. Obsessive compulsive disorder: clinician guide; 19. Obsessive compulsive disorder: patient treatment manual; 20. Generalized anxiety disorder: syndrome; 21. Generalized anxiety disorder: treatment; 22. Generalized anxiety disorder: clinician guide; 23. Generalized anxiety disorder: patient treatment manual; 24. Post-traumatic stress disorder: syndrome; 25. Post-traumatic stress disorder: treatment; 26: Post-traumatic stress disorder: clinician guide; 27. Post-traumatic stress disorder: patient treatment manual; 28. Conclusions; References; Index.