Anxiety Disorders
26 Articles & Excerpts
Seeing Anxiety and Depression: Brain SPECT Imaging
 Healing Anxiety And Depression
by Daniel G. Amen, M.D., Lisa C. Routh, M.D.
Healing Anxiety and Depression reveals the major anxiety and depression centers of the brain; offers guidelines and diagnostic tools to determine the specific type of anxiety and depression; and provides a comprehensive program for treating each type.
Symptoms and Types of Anxiety Disorder?
by Rethink
Anxiety, worry and fear are feelings that everyone experiences from time to time. Over short periods of time they can be useful emotions, helping us to respond to challenging or dangerous situations. They prepare the body to take action to protect
Understanding Children's Fears and Worries
 Freeing Your Child from Anxiety : Powerful, Practical Solutions to Overcome Your Child's Fears, Worries, and Phobias
by Tamar Chansky, Ph.D.
Children's fears are a source of concern, distress, and even embarrassment for parents. When it's their child who is hiding in the corner at the birthday party, in tears at the school play, or unable to go on the school camping trip, parents are stuck
Emotion Medicine
 The Instinct to Heal: Curing Depression, Anxiety and Stress Without Drugs and Without Talk Therapy
by David Servan-Schreiber, M.D., Ph.D.
Doubting everything and believing everything are two equally convenient solutions that guard us from having to think. -Henri Poincaré, Of Science and Hypotheses. Every life is unique ... and every life is difficult.
Our Anxious Culture: Triggers for Anxiety
 Poe's Heart and the Mountain Climber : Exploring the Effect of Anxiety on Our Brains and Our Culture
by Richard M. Restak, M.D.
Unfortunately, our brain isn't very proficient at probability estimation. Take an airplane phobia, for instance. Untold numbers of people suffer from a fear of flying, an anxiety condition that can range from the mildly discomfiting to the totally
What Your Doctor May Not Be Telling You
 What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Anxiety, Phobias, and Panic Attacks: The All-Natural Program That Can Help You Conquer Your Fears
by Douglas Hunt, M.D.
Are youm one of the 28 million Aericans currently being treated for anxiety-related disorders with medications that could potentially do more harm than good? Or are you one of countless phobia and panic attack sufferers who fear the side effects
My Problems with Drug Therapy
What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Anxiety, Phobias, and Panic Attacks: The All-Natural Program That Can Help You Conquer Your Fears
by Douglas Hunt, M.D.
So, if you are diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, you simply pop a pill to alleviate it, right? Wrong! While some anxiety disorders respond to pharmaceuticals, there are short- and long-term adverse effects to be considered that can often be more
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
People with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have persistent, upsetting thoughts (obsessions) and use rituals (compulsions) to control the anxiety these thoughts produce. Most of the time, the rituals end up controlling them.
Quiz: Anxiety Disorder
by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Fear and anxiety are a necessary part of life. Whether it's a feeling of anxiety before taking a test or a feeling of fear as you walk down a dark street, normal anxiety can be protective and stimulating.
PREFACE
 Anxiety, Phobias, and Panic
by Reneau Z. Peurifoy
What a pleasure it is to be able to update a work that has stood the test of time. In looking back over the last twenty years, it is amazing to see the advances that have been made in our understanding of anxiety disorders.
It's Not All in Your Mind
 Depression-Free, Naturally
by Joan Mathews Larson, Ph.D.
As far back as he could remember, Peter had been fearful, but he covered it up extremely well. Now married, he supported his family adequately but felt shy and joyless most of the time. He drank beer occasionally to offset those feelings.
Social Phobia (Social Anxiety Disorder), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Social phobia, also called social anxiety disorder, is diagnosed when people become overwhelmingly anxious and excessively self-conscious in everyday social situations.
Treatment of Anxiety Disorders
by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
In general, anxiety disorders are treated with medication, specific types of psychotherapy, or both. Treatment choices depend on the problem and the person's preference.
The Invisible Electric Fence: Anxiety
 The Comfort Trap: or What If You're Riding a Dead Horse?
by Judith Sills, Ph.D.
Here's the fine print on comfort: It comes with an invisible electric fence. Keep well away from pushing your own limits and you will be cheerfully oblivious to the walled platform you have created.
How to Get Help for Anxiety Disorders
by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
If you think you have an anxiety disorder, the first person you should see is your family doctor. A physician can determine whether the symptoms that alarm you are due to an anxiety disorder, another medical condition, or both.
Facts about Social Phobia
by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Social phobia, also called social anxiety, is a disorder characterized by overwhelming anxiety and excessive self-consciousness in everyday social situations. People with social phobia have a persistent, intense, and chronic fear of being watched and judg
Panic Disorder
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
A pounding heart, uncontrollable shaking, and altered perceptions are just a few of the scary symtoms of panic disorder. Drug treatment may give relief but may not be without risks.
Panic Disorder : The Search for a Cause
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Unknowns cry out for answers, and so it is that researchers are trying to discover the elusive culprit responsible for panic disorder. This may make the search a bit more complicated, but clues can appear if you know how to look for them.
Anxiety Disorders
by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Anxiety Disorders affect about 40 million American adults age 18 years and older (about 18%) in a given year, causing them to be filled with fearfulness and uncertainty.
Facts About Anxiety Disorders
by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Most people experience feelings of anxiety before an important event such as a big exam, business presentation, or first date. Anxiety disorders, however, are illnesses that fill people's lives with overwhelming anxiety and fear that are chronic
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