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Anxiety Disorders Clinic

The Anxiety Disorders Program provides specialty evaluation and treatment of adult patients with anxiety disorders and mixed mood/anxiety disorders.  Typical patients range in age from early adulthood to late life, and are diagnosed with a range of disorders including Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder, Panic Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Social Phobia, Simple Phobia, Social Anxiety Disorder, Organic Anxiety Disorder, Major Depression, and Adjustment Disorder.  Patients are referred for both one-time diagnostic and treatment second opinions as well as for ongoing care.  Biological and psychological therapies are provided by attending psychiatrists, psychiatry residents, psychologists, social workers, and trained counselors.  

Diagnostic and treatment modalities include

  • Initial standard diagnostic interviews by a trained counselor and an attending psychiatrist

  • Ancillary laboratory and imaging tests including EEG and MRI.

  • Ancillary clinical testing including personality and neurocognitive testing.

  •   Psychopharmacologic therapies administered by nationally recognized faculty who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of mood and anxiety disorders.

  • Individual and group cognitive therapy and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT).

  • Biofeedback

  •   Inpatient psychiatric treatment at Duke University Hospital

  • Investigational drug trials available through research protocols.

CLINICAL FACULTY AND ALLIED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS  
John L. Beyer, M.D., Psychopharmacology of Anxiety Disorders
Jonathan R. T. Davidson, M.D., Psychopharmacology of Anxiety Disorders, Clinical Trials
Cynthia D. Jones, MS, LPC, NCC: Counseling for patients and families with anxiety disorders
Thomas R. Lynch, Ph.D.: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; DBT
Clive J. Robins, Ph.D.: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; DBT
Ann Willoughby, LCSW Counseling for patients and families with anxiety disorders

If you would like additional information about our program, please contact the Department of Psychiatry at (919)-684-0105, or write to Jonathan R.T. Davidson, M.D., Duke University Medical Center Box 3812, Durham, NC 27710.

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