Panic Disorder: A Critical Analysis - Hardcover

Richard J. McNally.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0898622638 ISBN 13: 9780898622638

Publisher: Guilford Press, 1994

Synopsis

First published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Review

"This is a thoughtful, fresh, and constructively critical analysis of research and theorizing about panic disorder. Dr. McNally has an authoritative command of the literature, and his willingness to tackle controversial aspects of the subject is admirable and welcome. Panic Disorder is an excellent book that will be widely used and frequently quoted." --S. Rachman, Ph.D., University of British Columbia "An up-to-date and incisive analysis of the current state of our knowledge of panic disorder and related conditions. With admirable breadth and depth, Richard J. McNally covers the latest findings from phenomenology, nosology, and neurobiology as they pertain to the concepts of anxiety, fear, panic, and panic disorder. In this emerging field it is increasingly difficult to keep up with the literature, let alone integrate it. Dr. McNally does a particularly good job of presenting a broad-based integrative view of this all too common disorder. Every clinician and researcher interested in anxiety disorders will want to be familiar with this book." --David H. Barlow, Ph.D., Director of the Phobia and Anxiety Disorders Clinic, University at Albany, State University of New York "This is a very thoroughly researched and up-to-date review of virtually all that has been written about panic disorder over the past several decades. The reference section alone would make the book highly useful to scholars and worth publishing. The writing style is clear and the book is interesting to read....This is an impressive body of work which promises to contribute importantly to the field." --M. Katherine Shear, M.D., Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine "A gem of a book." --Windy Dryden, Goldsmiths College, University of London "Panic Disorder: a Critical Analysis is one of the cleverest and most thought-provoking books on psychopathology that I have ever read. It is heartily recommended to those who are interested in catching up on theory and research as well as to those who are not interested but should be." --Marcel Van Den Hout, Behavior Research Therapy "This is a very thoughtful and well crafted book..." --Stephen R. Dager, M.D. in Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease "Mcnally does a marvelous job of making some very difficult material understandable....Overall, the book is crisp, and tightly written yet extremely detailed given its brevity. McNally's use of conclusion sections at the end of each chapter facilitates learning of the material. McNally has delivered "the "book on panic which will take us into the twenty-first century. "Panic Disorder" is a must for any researcher, clinician, or student of anxiety disorders whether their background be psychology or psychiatry." --forthcoming review in "Behavior Therapist" "This is a useful book for any clinician or researcher who has much contact with panic disorder....Its clear organization allows quick access to specific information, making it not only a definitive resource, but also a handy reference guide." --"Doody's Journal Health Sciences Book Review" .,." this book is well written and clearly illustrates the multifaceted nature of panic. The lucidity of presentation is augmented by concise summaries at the conclusion of each chapter that highlight key points and controversies... useful for graduate-level teaching, as well as for providing an up-to-date integration for scientist-practitioners... "Panic Disorder" provides a blueprint for future directions in conceptualization and research on panic disorder and will quickly become a necessary volume in the clinical literature." --"Contemporary Psychology" "Mental health professionals, researchers, and students will find this text a useful source of information." --"Biological Abstracts/RRM" "Well-written, with excellent and extant references. Informed general readers; upper-division undergraduates through professionals." --"Choice""This text provides an excellent overview of panic disorder and is notable for its balance of biological and psychological perspectives, as well as for its moorings and psychological aspects and treatment approaches, the validity of the syndrome, and broad theoretical issues. Succinct conclusions cap each chapter." --"MENNINGER CLINIC" "Both comprehensive and lucid, this book is an exemplary literature review, and it will serve well as a reference on the topic." --"Cognition and Emotion"

About the Author

Richard J. McNally, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University, is the author of 97 articles and book chapters, most concerning anxiety disorders. He served on the American Psychiatric Association's DSM-IV subgroups for Simple Phobia and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and on the National Institute of Mental Health's Committee on Standardized Assessment for Panic Disorder Research. Dr. McNally is also an Associate Editor of Behavior Therapy, and his research on panic disorder has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health.

About this edition

• Publisher: Guilford Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0898622638
• ISBN 13: 9780898622638
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 276