Handbook of anxiety and fear. (2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Robert J. Blanchard [and three others].
• Other Names: Blanchard, Robert J
• Contents: Section 1. Introduction -- Introduction to the Handbook on Fear and Anxiety -- Robert Blanchard, D. Caroline Blanchard, Guy Griebel and David Nutt -- Section 2. Animal models of Anxiety, Fear and Defense -- Theoretical approaches to the modeling of anxiety in animals -- Neil McNaughton and Ȟlio Zangrossi Jr., -- The use of conditioning tasks to model fear and anxiety -- Michael S. Fanselow and Ravikumar Ponnusamy -- Extinction of fear: from animal studies to clinical interventions -- Karyn M. Myers and Michael Davis -- Defensive behaviors, fear and anxiety -- D. Caroline Blanchard and Robert Blanchard -- Unconditioned models of fear and anxiety -- Yoav Litvin, Nathan S. Pentkowski, Roger L. Pobbe, D. Caroline Blanchard and Robert J. Blanchard -- Section 3. Neural Systems for Anxiety, Fear, and Defense -- Brain mechanisms of Pavlovian and instrumental aversive conditioning -- Christopher K. Cain and Joseph E. LeDoux -- Neural systems activated in response to predators and partial predator stimuli -- Newton Sabino Canteras -- A behavioral and neural systems comparison of unconditioned and conditioned defensive behavior -- Newton S. Canteras and D. Caroline Blanchard -- Section 4. The Pharmacology of Anxiety, Fear, and Defense -- Peptide receptor ligands to treat anxiety disorders -- Thomas Steckler -- Subtype-selective GABAA/benzodiazepine receptor ligands for the treatment of anxiety disorders -- James K. Rowlett -- Modulation of anxiety behaviors by 5-HT-interacting drugs -- Francisco Silveira Guimar̂es, Antonio P̀dua Carobrez and Frederico Guilherme Graeff -- The glutamatergic system as a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of anxiety disorders -- John F. Cryan and Kumlesh K. Dev -- The endocannabinoid system and anxiety responses -- Marco Bortolato and Daniele Piomelli -- Genetic factors underlying anxiety-behaviour: a meta-analysis of rodent studies involving targeted mutations of neurotransmission genes -- Catherine Belzung, Samuel Leman and Guy Griebel -- The pharmacology of anxiolysis -- Andrew Holmes -- Section 5. Handbook of Fear and Anxiety: -- Clinical and Experimental Considerations -- Phenomenology of anxiety disorders -- David J. Nutt, Berta Garcia de Miguel and Simon J.C. Davies -- How effective are current drug treatments for anxiety disorders, and how could they be improved? -- David S. Baldwin and Matthew J. Garner -- Experimental models: panic and fear -- Gabriel Esquivel, Koen Schruers and Eric Griez -- Principles and findings from human imaging of anxiety disorders -- Andrea L. Malizia and David Nutt -- Stress hormones and anxiety disorders -- Elizabeth A. Young, James L. Abelson and Israel Liberzon -- The genetics of human anxiety disorders -- Eduard Maron, John M. Hettema and Jakov Shlik.
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam Oxford : Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (xv, 517 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 616.8522; Anxiety -- Physiological aspects; Fear -- Physiological aspects; Anxiety disorders -- Chemotherapy; Anxiety -- Physiological aspects -- Research; Anxiety disorders -- Physiological aspects -- Research; Animal models in research; Anxiety Disorders; Anxiety -- physiopathology; Fear -- physiology; Models, Animal; Phobic Disorders; PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychopathology -- Anxieties & Phobias; SELF-HELP -- Anxieties & Phobias; Angststoornissen; Neurowetenschappen; Electronic books; Handboeken (vorm)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080559520; 0080559522
• Related ISBNs: 9780444530653; 0444530657
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.