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Psychological and biological aspects of anxiety disorders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

R. van Dyck
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Summary

The research on anxiety disorders of the department of psychiatry of the Vrije Universiteit is briefly reviewed. Studies have included comparisons between pharmacotherapy and cognitive behaviour therapy and combination treatments of panic disorder and of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Also, the hyperventilation model of panic disorder could be rejected as a result of an ambulatory monitoring study. Provocation studies with adrenalin in panic disorder have shown less support for a psychological model of panic than expected. Recommendations for future research include studies on anxiety in the very young and in the elderly, studies on comorbidity in anxiety, especially with alcoholism and depression and the development of treatment manuals for general practice. The issue is raised whether investing in neuroimaging studies will critically advance our knowledge in the near future.

Keywords

anxiety disorderscombination therapypanic provocationAngststoorniscombinatietherapiepaniek provocatie
Type
Research Article
Information
Acta Neuropsychiatrica , Volume 8 , Issue 4 , December 1996 , pp. 96 - 98
Copyright
Copyright © Scandinavian College of Neuropsychopharmacology 1996

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