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Neuroscience and Nosology of Anxiety Disorders
6 lessons · 74 min
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1.1 Fear Versus Anxiety: What the Brain Does Differently
10 min
1.2 Three Models That Changed the Field
7 min
1.3 Neurotransmitter Systems in Anxiety
12 min
1.4 Etiology: Genetics, Stress, and Epigenetics
15 min
1.5 The DSM-5-TR Framework and Developmental Trajectory
14 min
1.6 Clinical Vignettes and Key References
16 min
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02
Evaluation and Diagnosis
7 lessons · 72 min
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2.1 The Comprehensive Anxiety Evaluation
12 min
2.2 Screening and Assessment Instruments
8 min
2.3 The Primary Care Pathway
7 min
2.4 Medical Mimics and Substance-Induced Anxiety
15 min
2.5 Differential Diagnosis
7 min
2.6 Diagnostic Biases and Functional Assessment
11 min
2.7 Clinical Vignettes and Key References
12 min
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03
Pharmacotherapy
13 lessons · 162 min
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3.1 First-Line Pharmacotherapy: SSRIs and SNRIs
18 min
3.2 Benzodiazepines: Mechanism, Evidence, and Bridge Therapy
12 min
3.3 Benzodiazepines: Safety, Dependence, and Deprescribing
11 min
3.4 Alternative Agents I: Buspirone, Hydroxyzine, and Pregabalin
15 min
3.5 Alternative Agents II: Gabapentin, Propranolol, and Mirtazapine
8 min
3.6 Alternative Agents III: Trazodone, Alpha-2 Agonists, and Antipsychotics
14 min
3.7 What Patients Will Ask About
8 min
3.8 Pediatric Anxiety Pharmacotherapy
5 min
3.9 Treatment-Resistant Anxiety: Staging, Switching, and Augmentation
11 min
3.10 Tricyclic Antidepressants: Practical Prescribing
9 min
3.11 MAOIs: The Apex of Anxiolytic Efficacy
14 min
3.12 Practical Pharmacotherapy: Selection, Monitoring, and Duration
11 min
3.13 Clinical Vignettes and Key References
26 min
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04
Evidence-Based Psychotherapy
9 lessons · 109 min
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4.1 The CBT Evidence Base
13 min
4.2 How CBT Works: Mechanisms and Inhibitory Learning
11 min
4.3 Exposure Therapy: Principles and Optimization
12 min
4.4 Manualized Protocols: Matching Treatment to Patient
9 min
4.5 Beyond CBT: ACT, Mindfulness, Psychodynamic, EMDR, and IPT
7 min
4.6 Pediatric Psychotherapy and Digital Therapeutics
9 min
4.7 Combined Treatment: Medication Plus Psychotherapy
13 min
4.8 Engaging the Avoidant Patient and Closing the Therapist Gap
8 min
4.9 Clinical Vignettes and Key References
27 min
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05
Disorder-Specific Deep Dives
8 lessons · 99 min
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5.1 Generalized Anxiety Disorder
18 min
5.2 Social Anxiety Disorder
11 min
5.3 Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia
11 min
5.4 Specific Phobias
11 min
5.5 Separation Anxiety Disorder Across the Lifespan
9 min
5.6 Selective Mutism
8 min
5.7 Transdiagnostic vs. Disorder-Specific Treatment
6 min
5.8 Clinical Vignettes, Key Takeaways, and Key References
25 min
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06
Comorbidity and Special Populations
10 lessons · 109 min
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6.1 Anxiety and Depression: Why They Co-Occur
13 min
6.2 Anxiety and Depression: Treating the Comorbid Patient
6 min
6.3 Anxiety and ADHD
14 min
6.4 Anxiety and OCD
12 min
6.5 Anxiety and Trauma/PTSD
9 min
6.6 Anxiety and Medical Conditions
11 min
6.7 Special Populations: Perinatal Anxiety
8 min
6.8 Special Populations: Anxiety in Older Adults
8 min
6.9 Sleep, Somatic Presentations, and the System-by-System Guide
13 min
6.10 Clinical Vignettes, Key Takeaways, and Key References
15 min
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07
Disparities, Controversies, and Emerging Directions
7 lessons · 99 min
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7.1 The Treatment Gap: Who Gets Missed and Why
17 min
7.2 The Benzodiazepine Debate: History and the Attribution Problem
11 min
7.3 The Benzodiazepine Debate: Guidelines, Deprescribing, and Your Practice
9 min
7.4 Emerging Pharmacotherapy
14 min
7.5 Digital Therapeutics
11 min
7.6 Prevention and the Overtreatment/Undertreatment Paradox
16 min
7.7 Clinical Vignettes, Key Takeaways, and Key References
21 min
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Chapter 05
Disorder-Specific Deep Dives
GAD, Social Anxiety, Panic, Phobias, Separation Anxiety & Selective Mutism
8 lessons
99 min
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5.1
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
18 min
5.2
Social Anxiety Disorder
11 min
5.3
Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia
11 min
5.4
Specific Phobias
11 min
5.5
Separation Anxiety Disorder Across the Lifespan
9 min
5.6
Selective Mutism
8 min
5.7
Transdiagnostic vs. Disorder-Specific Treatment
6 min
5.8
Clinical Vignettes, Key Takeaways, and Key References
25 min
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