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Recent Advances in the Understanding and Treatment of Anxiety Disorders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2014

Dan J. Stein
Dan J. Stein*
Affiliation:
Dr. Stein is professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the, University of Cape Town in South Africa, and is on the faculty at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City
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Dan J. Stein, MD, PhD, UCT Department of Psychiatry, Groote Schuur Hospital J-Block, Observatory 7925, Cape Town, South Africa; Tel: +27-21-404-2164; Fax: +27-21-933-5790; E-mail: dan.stein@curie.uct.ac.za
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Anxiety disorders are the most prevalent of the psychiatric disorders, account for a significant proportion of mental illness costs, and include some of the most disabling medical disorders. Anxiety disorders, which currently include the obsessive-compulsive disorders, continue to be poorly diagnosed and undertreated across a broad range of countries. It is possible that the universal experience of anxiety as an adaptive emotion makes it more difficult for patients and clinicians to conceptualize symptoms in terms of psychopathology.

Nonetheless, there have been significant advances in our understanding of anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders, and in our ability to manage these conditions successfully. Research on anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders exemplifies the goals of translational investigation; preclinical work has not only allowed an exploration of known clinical phenomena, but has also led directly to novel clinical interventions. Investigators around the globe are continuing to contribute to research on anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders.

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Research Article
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CNS Spectrums , Volume 11 , Issue S12 , 2006 , pp. 4
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006

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