100 Questions & Answers About Anxiety

by Chap Attwell

Overview

Approximately 19 million Americans suffer from anxiety disorders, many without knowing why they experience their symptoms. Whether you are a newly diagnosed patient, a patient already in treatment who may wish to understand more deeply the roots of anxiety, or a friend or relative of someone suffering from anxiety, this book offers help. The only volume available to provide both the doctor’s and the patient’s view, 100 Questions & Answers About Anxiety gives you authoritative, practical answers to your questions. This book deals directly with the nature of anxiety and its underlying causes, treatment options (including various forms of psychotherapy and medication management), advice on coping with anxiety, sources of support, and much more. Written by psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, Dr. Chap Attwell, with commentary from actual patients, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone struggling with the medical, psychological, or emotional turmoil of this debilitating condition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780763727178
Publisher:	Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date:	10/18/2005
Series:	100 Questions & Answers about
Edition description:	1E
Pages:	207
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Dr. Chap Attwell studied history as an undergraduate at Rice University; completed his master’s degree in public health at the University of Texas School of Public Health; and studied medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, all in Houston, Texas. He moved to New York City in 1997 to train in psychiatry at NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital, where he still teaches in the Department of Psychiatry and works as the co-director of medical student mental health at the NYU School of Medicine. In addition, Dr. Attwell has completed his adult psychoanalytic training at NYU Psychoanalytic Institute at NYU Medical Center, where he also continues to study as a senior candidate in the child psychoanalytic program. He holds the title of Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and primarily pursues his passion for psychiatry and psychoanalysis in his private practice in New York City, where he also lives.

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Elaine M. Scorza, MS, APRN, BC (Rush University Medical Center)
Description: This book is designed to answer common questions about anxiety.
Purpose: The intention is to serve as a roadmap for understanding the shape of basic anxiety disorders, and for manifestations of clinical anxiety. "It helps readers to distinguish normal reactive anxiety," from the overburdening kind which may be responsive to treatment. The book is needed by the laity and by clinical professionals who educate their clients on the topic. The book is well written at an appropriate level that will appeal to the public as well as the professionals who may use it in their collaborative treatment for those clients experiencing anxiety.
Audience: This book is written primarily for a client and general population interested in the topic of anxiety and its treatment, but it is useful to students of the helping professions needing education on the topic as well as clinicians who need an educational resource.
Features: The author brings to the book his considerable experience as both a clinician and an educator, and thoroughly covers the nature of anxiety and its manifestations as well as the major ways it is treated. The reference section at the end enhances the utility of the book with resources that the reader can use to get further help if needed. Rating scales are a help to both the reader and the educator as tools. The best part is its organization and simplicity. Progressing from a base of "what it is" to "what to do about it," the author clearly describes thoughtful ways to manage the condition of anxiety, backed with literature research. The addition of perspective from sufferers enhances the connection between the reader and the information and the artwork enhances the concepts and readability. While some paragraphs contained references to "she" while describing anxiety and depression, the reader may not presume that only or more females suffer from the problem vs. males, as the book is for all who suffer from anxiety.
Assessment: This is a good quality book for the public, students in the healthcare professions, and clinicians. It is a simply written, well informed text that leaves the reader with more than they may expect from a lesser piece such as a brochure. Due to its use of discussion and commentary by sufferers in a professional way, it is unlike either informational materials that just describe the disorder or its treatment and simple testimonials without the benefit of professional literature review.

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Reviewer: Elaine M. Scorza, MS, APRN, BC(Rush University College of Nursing)
Description: This book is designed to answer common questions about anxiety.
Purpose: The intention is to serve as a roadmap for understanding the shape of basic anxiety disorders, and for manifestations of clinical anxiety. "It helps readers to distinguish normal reactive anxiety," from the overburdening kind which may be responsive to treatment. The book is needed by the laity and by clinical professionals who educate their clients on the topic. The book is well written at an appropriate level that will appeal to the public as well as the professionals who may use it in their collaborative treatment for those clients experiencing anxiety.
Audience: This book is written primarily for a client and general population interested in the topic of anxiety and its treatment, but it is useful to students of the helping professions needing education on the topic as well as clinicians who need an educational resource.
Features: The author brings to the book his considerable experience as both a clinician and an educator, and thoroughly covers the nature of anxiety and its manifestations as well as the major ways it is treated. The reference section at the end enhances the utility of the book with resources that the reader can use to get further help if needed. Rating scales are a help to both the reader and the educator as tools. The best part is its organization and simplicity. Progressing from a base of "what it is" to "what to do about it," the author clearly describes thoughtful ways to manage the condition of anxiety, backed with literature research. The addition of perspective from sufferers enhances the connection between the reader and the information and the artwork enhances the concepts and readability. While some paragraphs contained references to "she" while describing anxiety and depression, the reader may not presume that only or more females suffer from the problem vs. males, as the book is for all who suffer from anxiety.
Assessment: This is a good quality book for the public, students in the healthcare professions, and clinicians. It is a simply written, well informed text that leaves the reader with more than they may expect from a lesser piece such as a brochure. Due to its use of discussion and commentary by sufferers in a professional way, it is unlike either informational materials that just describe the disorder or its treatment and simple testimonials without the benefit of professional literature review.