Anxiety Disorders: Future Directions for Research and Treatment

A Discussion Paper

Prepared by:

Martin M. Antony, Ph.D., C.Psych.
and Richard P. Swinson, MD, FRCP(C)
Anxiety Disorders Clinic, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry
and Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto

For:

Health Canada

1996

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgements
• Preface
• Executive Summary
• Chapter 1
  Introduction
  • 1. Target Audience
  • 2. Methodology
  • 3. Organization of the Report
• Chapter 2 - Overview of the Anxiety Disorders
  • 1. What are the Anxiety Disorders?
  • a. Panic Disorder with (PDA) and without (PD) Agoraphobia
    b. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
    c. Social Phobia
    d. Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
    e. Specific Phobia
    f. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • 2. Prevalence of the Anxiety Disorders
  • 3. Comorbidity
  • 4. Risk Factors
  • 5. Health Care Utilization and Economic Costs
• Chapter 3 - Treatment of Anxiety Disorders
  • 1. Types of Interventions
  • 2. Pharmacological vs. Psychological Treatments
  • 3. Treatment Considerations
  • a. Possible Side Effects of Medications
    b. Appropriateness of Treatment
  • 4. Research Findings: Effective Treatments for the Anxiety Disorders
  • a. Panic Disorder with (PDA) and without (PD) Agoraphobia
    b. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
    c. Social Phobia
    d. Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
    e. Specific Phobia
    f. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Chapter 4 - Potential Directions for Future Research, Professional Care, and Professional and Public Education
  • 1. Gaps in the Research Literature
  • i. Adequacy of Treatment Delivery
    ii.Outcome and Other Measurement Issues
    iii. Assessment Instruments
  • 2. Methodological Limitations of Treatment Studies of Specific Anxiety Disorders
  • i. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
    ii. Specific Phobia
    iii. Generalized Anxiety Disorder
    iv. Social Phobia
    v. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
  • 3. Potential Directions for Future Research
  • 4. Other Implications flowing from the Review of the Evidence-Based Anxiety Treatment Literature
• References
  • Appendix 1
    Lifetime Prevalence of the Anxiety Disorders (%)
  • Appendix 2
    Glossary of Medications
    Glossary of Abbreviations
    Glossary of Technical Terms
  • Appendix 3
    Useful References Relating to the Assessment of Anxiety Disorders

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Également disponible en français sous le titre
Les troubles anxieux : Orientations futures de la recherche et du traitement - Document de travail

© Minister of Supply and Services Canada 1996

ISBN 0-662-24980-1
Cat. No. H39-388/2-1996E

Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data

Antony, Martin M. (Martin Mitchell)

Main entry under title:
Anxiety Disorders: Future Directions for Research and Treatment: A Discussion Paper.

Issued also in French under title:
Les troubles anxieux : Orientations futures de la recherche et du traitement - Document de travail.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 0-662-24980-1
Cat. No. H39-388/2-1996E

1. Anxiety.
2. Anxiety - Treatment.
3. Anxiety - Canada.
I. Swinson, Richard.
II. Canada. Health Promotion and Programs Branch
III. Title.

RC531.A57 1996 616.85'2206 C96-980342-7

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