Anxiety in Health Behaviors and Physical Illness

2008. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-387-74752-1
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 380 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1600 g

Reihe: Series in Anxiety and Related Disorders

The amount of research on the prevalence and nature of various forms of anxiety disorders, problematic health behaviors, and physical illness has significantly accumulated, yet there has been no systematic integration of the research in science and practice.

Anxiety in Health Behaviors and Physical Illness is a single resource that offers theoretical perspectives and reviews of research on the link between health behaviors and physical illness to anxiety. The authors explore the idea of reciprocal relations between anxiety and health factors throughout the developmental course. Special attention is devoted to the mechanisms by which certain health factors (e.g. physical exercise) may play a role in the onset or maintenance of particular anxiety disorders.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zvolensky, Michael J

Smits, Jasper A J

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinische Soziologie & Psychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Gesundheitssoziologie, Medizinsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologie: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Health Behaviors and Anxiety Disorders.- Tobacco Use and Panic Psychopathology: Current Status and Future Directions.- Alcohol Use and Anxiety Disorders.- Illicit Drug Use Across The Anxiety Disorders.- The Promise of Exercise Interventions for the Anxiety Disorders.- Anxiety and Insomnia.- Physical Conditions and Anxiety Disorders.- Anxiety Disorders and Physical Illness Comorbidity: An Overview.- The Relation Between Puberty And Adolescent Anxiety: Theory And Evidence.- Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, And The Menstrual Cycle.- Pain and Anxiety Disorders.- Asthma in Anxiety and Its Disorders: Overview and Synthesis.- Cardiovascular Disease and Anxiety.- HIV and Anxiety.- Physical Illness And Treatment Of Anxiety Disorders: A Review.

Über Autor(innen)

Michael J. Zvolensky received his doctoral degree in clinical psychology from West Virginia University in 2001. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Vermont and Director of the Anxiety and Health Research Laboratory and Clinic. His work is funded through the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute of Mental Health, and Anxiety Disorder Association of America.

Jasper A. J. Smits received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. As part of his research and clinical training, he completed a fellowship at Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Smits' research has been recognized by awards from the Anxiety Disorders Association of America as well as the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Smits joined the Department of Psychology at Southern Methodist University as an Assistant Professor in 2004, where he directs the Anxiety Research & Treatment Program.