Contents



Preface

As the rates of mental illness rise worldwide, it becomes even more vital that the fields that study the etiology and amelioration of mental disorders develop a more complete understanding of the etiology of psychopathology and develop better methods for its amelioration. This collection brings together, from a diverse set of international scientists, a valuable set of perspectives on recent developments in the

Some contributions deal with common emotional disorders, specifically anxiety and affective disturbances. Anxiety will be the leading psychiatric disease in the near future, according to the World Health Organization, bypassing depression. Other contributions give new suggestions on how anxiety and affective disorders

In this book, we think that the contributions of clinicians and academics will help in understanding and sharing the "real world" of psychiatry, and we look forward to

As editors of this volume, we have been aided by the superb staff at IntechOpen. To them we offer our thanks. The dissemination of knowledge without charge to scholars via the internet is an important contribution to the advancement of knowledge. This development is still in its early years, but is destined to have a major

> **Robert Woolfolk** Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA

**Federico Dubano**

Milano, Italy

Melzo Hospital, Melzo, Italy

Università degli Studi di Milano,

Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale Melegnano e della Martesana,

further developments in this form of knowledge dissemination.

various areas central to mental health.

impact on all fields of intellectual endeavor.

influence our daily lives.
