Publisher's Synopsis
Perspectives in Psychiatry Volume 7 SSRIs in Depression and Anxiety Edited by Stuart A. Montgomery Imperial College, London, UK and Johan A. den Boer Groningen University, The Netherlands The therapeutic profile of SSRIs, shown to work in the treatment of depression, has now been expanded to treat anxiety. Written to fill the current research gap and reflect a topical subject of growing importance, this timely volume explains the origins of anxiety, its biological basis, how it relates to depression and various anxiety disorders and phobias. The book also describes the biological and clinical effects of SSRIs on such conditions, providing readers with an international perspective and up–to–date source of information from experts in this field. This highly topical book discusses: The epidemiology of depression and anxiety disorders; the biological aspects of anxiety disorders and depression; comorbidity of depression and anxiety disorders; the utility of SSRIs in anxious depression; SSRIs in the treatment of panic disorder; SSRIs in social phobia with or without major depression; SSRIs in obsessive–compulsive disorder; serotonin and serotonergic drugs in post–traumatic stress disorder.
