Dealing with Anxiety and Related Disorders - Understanding, Coping, and Prevention (Hardcover)

This thorough discussion and analysis of anxiety and related disorders looks at case studies, specific diagnostic categories, and treatments. Anxiety disorders are the most common and frequently misdiagnosed and undertreated of all mental health conditions. Dealing with Anxiety and Related Disorders: Understanding, Coping, and Prevention explains in accessible language the myths, misunderstandings, and realities of anxiety disorders, including often misdiagnosed somatoform and dissociative disorders. Psychologist Rudy Nydegger approaches anxiety and related disorders, including panic disorder, social phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and PTSD, with the most up-to-date and professionally sound information available. The history of and theories about anxiety disorders are thoroughly discussed, as are the most recent ideas and findings. Readers are provided with comprehensive information on each disorder-its description, clinical symptoms, dynamics, and available treatments, including alternative and experimental approaches. Ways in which patients can get help and help themselves are discussed, as are steps family members and friends can take when they know a loved one is struggling with an anxiety disorder. Detailed case studies illustrate both the disorders and the options for treatment. In-depth case studies of individuals with anxiety, dissociative, and somatoform disorders to facilitate understanding Quotations regarding anxiety, dissociative, and somatoform disorders A chronology outlining the history of thinking about anxiety disorders A list of helpful resources, including books, articles, and websites A complete bibliography

General

Imprint:	Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2011
First published:	November 2011
Authors:	Rudy Nydegger
Dimensions:	163 x 243 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	230
ISBN-13:	978-0-313-38422-6
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Coping with personal problems > General
LSN:	0-313-38422-3
Barcode:	9780313384226

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