As disorders in which stress or fear play major roles present an increasing need for psychiatric care around the world, this volume summarizes current research to determine whether a specific group of stress-induced and fear-based disorders form a distinct syndrome independent from other anxiety disorders such as obsessive-compulsive disorder or generalized anxiety. Intended to suggest DSM-V revisions regarding the classification of these disorders, Stress-Induced and Fear Circuitry Disorders reflects findings that may lead to more refined treatments for these specific anxiety disorders based on a better understanding of the biological and environmental factors that contribute to their development and symptoms.

CONTRIBUTORSDISCLOSURE STATEMENTPREFACEPART 1: Stress-Induced and Fear Circuitry DisordersChapter 1. Posttraumatic Stress DisorderChapter 2. Panic DisorderChapter 3. Social Phobia SOCIAL PHOBIAChapter 4. Specific Phobias SPECIFIC PHOBIASPART 2: Course and ClassificationChapter 5. Continuity and Etiology of Anxiety Disorders: Are They Stable Across the Life Course? Chapter 6. Stress-Induced And Fear Circuity Anxiety Disorders: Are They A Distinct Group?PART 3: Special TopicsChapter 7. Anxiety Disorders In African Americans And Other Ethnic MinoritiesChapter 8. The Genetic Basis Of Anxiety DisordersChapter 9. Serotonin, Sensitive Periods, And AnxietyChapter 10. Role Of Cognition In Stress-Induced And Fear Circuity DisordersChapter 11. Stress And Psychosocial Factors In Onset Of Fear Circuity DisordersChapter 12. Neuroimaging And Neuroanatomy Of Stress-Induced And Fear Circuity DisordersChapter 13. Role Of Neurochemical And Neuroendocrine Markers Of Fear In Classification Of Anxiety DisordersChapter 14. Anxiety And Substance Abuse: Implications For Pathophysiology And DSM-VChapter 15. Concluding RemarksINDEX