This paper describes the development of a new self-report anxiety scale. The
multidimensional conception of anxiety was used to create a comprehensive self-rated …

Individuals with panic disorder frequently seek medical services in emergency rooms,
primary care and specialty settings. This study assesses the economic consequences …

Editor's Note: The current issue of Focus on Autistic Behavior is authored by Temple
Grandin, PhD. Dr. Grandin was diagnosed with autism as a child and thus personal insights …

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) are effective antidepressant agents. They are
increasingly and effectively used in a number of other psychiatric and non-psychiatric …

Until recently, the benzodiazepines were believed to be ineffective in the treatment of panic
disorder, with and without agoraphobic avoidance. Recent trials have shown, however, that …

Panic disorder is a common illness that can have serious consequences, including
increased long-term mortality. Family and twin studies suggest that it is a genetic disorder …

PATIENTS with hypochondriasis are usually considered unresponsive to medical
reassurance, so that a possible therapeutic use of reassurance in hypochondriasis is too …

Abstract Although the Defensive Burying paradigm has been used as a behavioral “model”
for the study of anxiety and/or antianxiety agents, the effects of chronic treatment with …

The present studies examined the effects of chronic treatment with several antidepressants
and clonidine on conflict behavior. In daily ten-minute sessions, water-deprived rats were …

Fourteen panic disorder patients were infused with isoproterenol both before and after
treatment with tricyclic antidepressants. Thirteen patients had panic attacks before treatment …