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100 Questions & Answers About Anxiety

Author(s): Chap Attwell, MD, MPH, NYU School of Medicine, New York City, New York
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  • ISBN-13: 9780763727178
  • ISBN-10:0763727172
  • Paperback    207 pages      © 2006
Price: International Sales $24.95 US List
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EMPOWER YOURSELF!

 

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.

 

ShowKey Features

Concise, easy-to-read paperback book

The question and answer format mimics an actual physician consultation

Offers both the patient's and physician's views on anxiety

Provides practical answers to questions about treatment options, sources of support, and more

Written by an expert psychiatrist and psychoanalyst

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Preface

Introduction

 

Part I: The Basics        

Questions 1-19 provide basic information about anxiety, including:

  • What is anxiety?
  • What is the general philosophy of this book?
  • What is the difference between anxiety and fear?

 

Part II: The Many Faces of Anxiety      

Questions 20-67 define and describe the various forms of anxiety, including:

  • What is performance anxiety?
  • What causes a panic attack?
  • Can anxiety really keep me up all night?

 

Part III: Treatment         

Questions 68-100 address how, where, and what kind of treatment to seek, including:

  • What is the difference between a psychiatrist and a psychologist, between a social worker and a nurse? Whom should I see?
  • What are the most important things to find out from my doctor when I am figuring out a treatment course?
  • What are the different kinds of therapies?

 

Resources

Rating Scales

Glossary          

Index   


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ShowAbout the Author(s)

Chap Attwell, MD, MPH-NYU School of Medicine, New York City, New York

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.

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  • "Dr. Attwell has written a book that will be of benefit to all those persons who have experienced anxiety, especially those who have had their lives disrupted by this disabling disorder. He describes how and why anxiety occurs and what can be done about it. Based on years of clinical experience, Dr. Attwell offers a common-sense approach to successful treatment. For a comprehensive understanding of anxiety in all of its manifestations, I recommend this book highly."

    --Benjamin A. Sadock, MD, Menas S. Gregory Professor and Vice-Chairman of Psychiatry,New York University School of Medicine

    "This book represents a major achievement by providing a simple, straight forward, explanation of a rather complicated area in mental health.  Dr. Attwell manages to describe and explain the complex phenomenon of anxiety in a way that appeals to both experts in the field and the general public.  It relies on depth and breath of knowledge never before provided to the public at large.  I recommend it to anyone who wishes to truly understand all the facets of anxiety."

     

    --Samuel Herschowitz, MD, Clinical Professor & Director, The NYU Psychoanalytic Institute, NYU Medical Center

     

     

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