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Future directions in anxiety disorders: profiles and perspectives of leading contributors
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Eight of the most influential clinicians and researchers in the study and treatment of anxiety disorders were identified by polling professional members of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America. These eight individuals are (in alphabetical order): Marks. Each offered their thoughts on a set of questions concerning the current and future status of the anxiety disorders field. Profiles and perspectives of these individuals are presented.
The growth of research on anxiety disorders during the 1980s
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PsycLlT and Medline, two computerized databases, were used to determine the number of articles on anxiety disorders published each year from [1981][1982][1983][1984][1985][1986][1987][1988][1989][1990]. The results showed that the proportion of articles on anxiety disorders listed in PsycLJT and Medline increased dramatically during the 1980s. especially during the last half of the decade. The anxiety disorders most frequently researched were panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Far fewer abstracts were associated with generalized anxiety disorder, social phobia, and simple phobia. Factors that might have been instrumental in the increased research activity on anxiety disorders are discussed.
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The aim of the current study was to examine trends in anxiety disorder publication over the past 25 years, and to project likely future trends from these. Medline searches were used to find a representative sample of the total number of journal articles published each year from 1980-2005 that were focused on each particular anxiety disorder. Results demonstrated that anxiety disorder research continued to grow over the 25-year period examined. Growth was particularly strong for OCD and PTSD, with strong research growth in panic disorder also in the 1980s. Only specific phobia and agoraphobia did not grow in research output over the review period. Growth is projected to continue over the next ten years.
The diagnosis of and treatment recommendations for anxiety disorders
Deutsches Ärzteblatt international, 2014
Anxiety disorders (panic disorder/agoraphobia, generalized anxiety disorder, social phobia, and specific phobias) are the most common mental illnesses. For example, the 12-month prevalence of panic disorder/agoraphobia is 6%. This guideline is based on controlled trials of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy, retrieved by a systematic search for original articles that were published up to 1 July 2013. Experts from 20 specialty societies and other organizations evaluated the evidence for each treatment option from all available randomized clinical trials and from a synthesis of the recommendations of already existing international and German guidelines. 403 randomized controlled trials were evaluated. It was concluded that anxiety disorders should be treated with psychotherapy, psychopharmacological drugs, or both. Response rates to initial treatment vary from 45% to 65%. Cognitive behavioral therapy is supported by higher-level evidence than any other psychotherapeutic technique. Psyc...
Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (São Paulo, Brazil : 1999), 2013
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Publication trends in individual anxiety disorders: 1980–2015
Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 2008
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