| Abstract: | Reviews the book Generalized anxiety disorder across the lifespan: An integrative approach (see record 2009-04840-000) by Michael E. Portman. Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) perhaps might be construed to be the overlooked and neglected stepchild of the various anxiety disorders within the current psychopathological and psychotherapeutic literatures. Portman’s book is an important and largely successful attempt to fill this gap in the literature. In it, the author describes the clinical presentation and phenomenology of the disorder, considers the history of the anxiety disorders that were precursors to the current diagnostic category, reviews the process of, and criteria for, accurate diagnosis of GAD, and concisely summarizes the most important theoretical explanations of the etiology, structure, and reviews the most important and frequently cited treatments for GAD. This book would be a useful and important addition to the library of any graduate student or established researcher who is considering conducting research on any facet of GAD. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
