Everyone gets anxious. The causes for anxiety seem to increase everyday. Typical worries facing many individuals include: Careers and employment options among high school and college students Finances and employment by young adults including professionals Retirement, employment, and investments by older adultsHeightened fears of terrorism Post Traumatic Stress Disorder among our veterans Bombardment of media messages about global warming and violence Overcoming Anxiety For Dummies, 2nd Edition provides anyone who's anxious with practical,proven strategies to get fear, worry and panic under control. Each of the stressors mentioned above are given greater emphasis in the new edition, as well as specific strategies for dealing with these concerns. Furthermore, this new edition contains 25 percent new and revised content including: Recent developments in medications for anxiety Newly emerging biologically oriented approaches to the treatment of anxiety such as Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS),Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), and Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) Recent developments in psychotherapies for anxiety such as prolonged exposure treatments for Post Traumatic Stress DisorderCharles H. Elliott, Ph.D. and Laura L. Smith, Ph.D. are clinical psychologists specializing in the treatment of anxiety and mood disorders. They are the authors of several For Dummies books, including Depression For Dummies, Anxiety & Depression Workbook For Dummies, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder For Dummies.
- ISBN: 978-0-470-57441-6
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 360
- Fecha Publicación: 10/05/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés