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CHAPTER 8 Anxiety Disorders DAVID P. VALENTINER, THOMAS A. FERGUS, EVELYN BEHAR, and DANIEL J. CONYBEARE M UCH OF WHAT we know about panic disorder, agoraphobia, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, and specific phobias is based on studies using diagnostic criteria that predate the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013). Definitions of these disorders have generally shown small changes over recent editions of the DSM, allowing for reasonable inferences about disorders, as currently defined, to be drawn using past studies. With this caveat in mind, these disorders are prevalent and often quite debilitating. Anxiety disorders are commonly diagnosed in the United States, with almost one- third of individuals meeting criteria for at least one anxiety disorder at some time in their lives-a prevalence rate second only to substance use disorders (Aalto-Setl, Marttunen, Tuulio-Henriksson, & Lnnqvist, 2001; Beekman et al., 1998; Kessler et al., 1994). In addition, these disorders lead to poor educational outcomes (Kessler, Foster, Saunders, & Stang, 1995). Goisman et al. (1994) found that about 50% of patients with panic disorder and/or agoraphobia were receiving unemployment, disability, wel- fare, social security payments, or some other form of financial assistance. Generalized anxiety disorder is also associated with significant costs to society due to decreased work productivity and increased use of services, particularly primary health care (Wittchen, 2002). Social anxiety disorder is associated with compromised functioning in school and at work (Liebowitz, Gorman, Fyer, & Klein, 1985; Turner, Beidel, Dancu, & Keys, 1986; Van Ameringen, Mancini, & Streiner, 1993; Wittchen & Beloch, 1996; Zhang, Ross, & Davidson, 2004). Anxiety disorders create an enormous burden on society, with annual costs estimated at $42.3 billion, or $1,542 per individual meeting the criteria for an anxiety disorder (Greenberg et al., 1999). Clearly, these disorders are common and substantially interfere with quality of life (Olatunji, Cisler, & Tolin, 2007).