The Cambridge Handbook of Anxiety and Related Disorders

This Handbook surveys existing descriptive and experimental approaches to the study of anxiety and related disorders emphasizing the provision of empirically-guided suggestions for treatment. Based upon the findings from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) the chapters collected here highlight contemporary approaches to the classification presentation etiology assessment and treatment of anxiety and related disorders. The collection also considers a biologically-informed framework for the understanding of mental disorders proposed by the National Institute of Mental Health''s Research Domain Criteria (RDoC). The RDoC has begun to create a new kind of taxonomy for mental disorders by bringing the power of modern research approaches in genetics neuroscience and behavioral science to the problem of mental illness. The framework is a key focus for this book as an authoritative reference for researchers and clinicians.