Social Phobia

Richard G. Heimberg, PhD, is Thaddeus L. Bolton Professor of Psychology and Director of the Adult Anxiety Clinic of Temple at Temple University. He is past president of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies as well as former editor of the Association's journal Behavior Therapy. Dr. Heimberg is well known for his efforts to develop and evaluate cognitive-behavioral treatments for social anxiety and generalized anxiety disorder and has published several books and more than 300 articles and chapters on these and related topics.Michael R. Liebowitz, M.D., is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University and Director of the Anxiety Disorders Clinic at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. A leader in studies of the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety disorders, he has played a key role in bringing attention to the problems experienced by persons with social phobia. Dr. Liebowitz also chaired the work groups that developed the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for the anxiety disorders.Debra A. Hope, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Director of the Psychological Consultation Center. She has published widely on the assessment and treatment of social phobia, social skills, social anxiety in schizophrenia, and the process and efficacy of psychotherapy.Franklin R. Schneier, M.D., is Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University and Assistant Director of the Anxiety Disorders Clinic at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. Diagnosis and treatment of social phobia has been a focus of his research.

The first volume to address the problems of social phobia from every conceivable facet--epidemiology, assessment, diagnosis, theory, research, and treatment....This volume offers hope for lifelong sufferers of social phobia and will be the standard definitive work for years to come. --Aaron T. Beck, University of Pennsylvania Medical CenterSocial Phobia is an excellent, comprehensive introduction to this important subject and also provides an authoritative, up-to-date review of current knowledge and theories....It probably is the best text available on this topic at present. --Stanley Rachman, University of British ColumbiaA landmark, encyclopedic, astonishingly current book....The editors are at the forefront of the recent crescendo of scientific advances in this hitherto neglected area. Scientists investigating social phobia will find this a remarkable resource....It is required reading for all mental health professionals and students. --Donald F. Klein, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and New York State Psychiatric Institute -

• Part I: History and Clinical Presentation 1. Diagnostic Issues, Heckelman and Schneier 2. Epidemiology and Family Studies, Chapman, Mannuzza, and Fyer 3. Descriptive Psychopathology, Rapee Part II: Theoretical and Empirical Approaches 4. The Cognitive Model of Social Phobia, Clark and Wells 5. The Self-Presentation Model of Social Phobia, Leary and Kowalski 6. Neurobiology of Social Phobia, Nickell and Uhde 7. Conditioning and Ethological Models of Social Phobia, Mineka and Zinbarg 8. Developmental Factors in Childhood and Adolescent Shyness, Bruch and Cheek Part III: Assessment9. The Clinical Interview, Greist, Kobak, Jefferson, Katzelnick, and Chene 10. Behavioral Assessment: Self-Report, Physiology, and Overt Behavior, McNeil, Ries, and Turk 11. Cognitive Assessment, Elting and Hope Part IV: Treatment 12. Cognitive Behavioral Treatments: Literature Review, Heimberg and Juster 13. Cognitive Behavioral Treatments: Clinical Applications, Butler and Wells 14. Pharmacological Treatments: Literature Review, Potts and Davidson 15. Pharmacological Treatments: Clinical Applications, Liebowitz and Marshall Part V: Special Populations 16. Children and Adolescents: Assessment and Treatment, Albano, DiBartolo, Heimberg, and Barlow