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Treatment of Anxiety and Comorbid Cluster A Personality Disorders

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Personality disorders frequently co-occur with anxiety disorders; however, unlike Cluster C personality disorders, there is a dearth of empirical research on the co-occurrence of anxiety with Cluster A personality disorders. This chapter examines Cluster A personality disorders and the complexity these personality disorders may create when treating comorbid anxiety disorders. Therapeutic approaches for this group are presented and exhibited through a clinical case study.

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Lee, HJ., Turkel, J.E. (2013). Treatment of Anxiety and Comorbid Cluster A Personality Disorders. In: Storch, E., McKay, D. (eds) Handbook of Treating Variants and Complications in Anxiety Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6458-7_15

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