Latest guidelines for the management of the anxiety disorders – a report from The International Anxiety Disorders Society Conference, Melbourne 2014.

Objective: The International Anxiety Disorders Society Conference, held in Melbourne in November 2014, enabled key researchers from Australia and internationally to interact with mental health practitioners with an interest in clinical anxiety disorders. The proceedings of previous conferences in 2006 and 2011 formed the basis of two well-received textbooks on anxiety disorders; this time we have taken up the invitation to publish the proceedings as articles in this issue of Australasian Psychiatry. At the end of the first day of the conference a lecture and linked international expert panel explored the topic of guidelines for the management of the anxiety disorders in conjunction with an engaged audience for 90 minutes – key elements of this discussion are presented here. Conclusions: Guidelines for anxiety disorder management should be applied with caution in clinical practice settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]