Anxiety disorders are costly, common and debilitating, and often present challenging problems to the caseloads of practicing clinicians. This volume compares and contrasts various models of and treatment approaches to anxiety disorders. Each contributor, an experienced clinician, analyzes the same case and presents a thorough description of the model. Detailed descriptions of therapists' skills and attributes, assessment plans, treatment goals, intervention strategies, common pitfalls and mechanisms of change are included. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved). (cover)