compulsive disorder and social anxiety disorder.  He has published more than 180 peer-
reviewed papers, thirty book chapters, and eight books. Dr. Swinson has held numerous 
research grants since 1966 and has been an invited speaker at many conferences around 
the world on anxiety disorders and substance use disorders. He also chaired the steer -
ing committee for the Canadian Anxiety Treatment Guidelines Initiative, leading to the 
publication of Canadian Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Anxiety 
Disorders in 2006.