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Anxiety Disorders: Future Directions and Closing Comments

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Given that our knowledge of the nature and treatment of the anxiety disorders has grown exponentially over the past few years, the purpose of this text has been to present a comprehensive picture of the current state of the field. At the level of classification/ assessment, Spitzer has outlined the proposed revisions to the DSM-III anxiety disorders category. The revised classification system is somewhat controversial in that panic disorder is elevated to a much more central role than it has had in the past.

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Vallis, T.M., Segal, Z.V. (1986). Anxiety Disorders: Future Directions and Closing Comments. In: Shaw, B.F., Segal, Z.V., Vallis, T.M., Cashman, F.E. (eds) Anxiety Disorders. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5254-9_14

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