Portland Public Library

Dealing with anxiety and related disorders, understanding, coping, and prevention, Rudy Nydegger

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

index present

non fiction

Dealing with anxiety and related disorders

bibliography

690088609

Rudy Nydegger

understanding, coping, and prevention

"This thorough discussion and analysis of anxiety and related disorders looks at case studies, specific diagnostic categories, and treatments"--, Provided by publisher"The book is about Dealing with Anxiety and Related Disorders - Understanding, Coping, and Prevention"--, Provided by publisher

What is anxiety? : The age of anxiety ; Diagnosing anxiety disorders ; Diagnostic and statistical manual ; Multiaxial diagnoses ; Mythes about anxiety ; People who suffer from anxiety disorders -- Living with anxiety disorders : [Case studies] -- The distribution and effects of anxiety disorders : costs, gender, age, and specific groups : Gender and anxiety disorders ; Age and anxiety ; Race, ethnicity, and anxiety disorders ; Homosexual groups and anxiety ; Religious groups and anxiety -- Theories of anxiety disorders : Biological theories ; Psychological theories ; Integrating the different theories ; Who is vulnerable? -- Physical responses and types of anxiety disorders I: generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder -- Types of anxiety disorders II : phobias, posttraumatic stress disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Treatments for anxiety disorders : Medical treatments for anxiety disorders ; Psychological treatments of anxiety disorders ; Other psychosocial treatment approaches -- Treatment methods for specific anxiety disorders and patient groups : Panic disorder ; Generalized anxiety disorder ; Social anxiety disorder ; Specific phobia ; Obsessive-compulsive disorder ; Posttraumatic stress disorder ; Other considerations in treating anxiety disorders -- Living with anxiety disorders : Who needs treatment? ; Where to seek treatment ; Types of mental health professionals ; Is treatment working, and when is it completed? ; What patients can do to help themselves: stress management -- Somatoform disorders : Malingering and factitious disorders ; Hypochondriasis ; Somatization disorder ; Conversion disorder ; Pain disorder ; Body dysmorphic disorder ; Other types of somatoform disorders -- Dissociative disorders : Background and history ; Dissociative disorders in general ; Depersonalization disorder ; Dissociative amnesia ; Dissociative fugue disorder ; Dissociative trance disorder ; Dissociative identity disorder ; Treatments of dissociative disorders -- Making sense of it all : Changing conceptions of anxiety and related disorders ; Coping with anxiety and related disorders ; Being a positive voice for good mental health ; Making a difference