On edge : a journey through anxiety /
Petersen, Andrea.
On edge : a journey through anxiety / Andrea Petersen. - First edition. - 305 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-290) and index.
The anticipation of pain: defining anxiety -- Scary clowns and the end of days: anxiety in childhood -- My grandmother's madness: the genetics of anxiety -- From CBT to karaoke: nondrug therapies for anxiety -- May cause dizziness: medications for anxiety -- Cold calls, airplanes, and indecision: anxiety at work and on the road -- The isolation chamber: anxiety in love and friendship -- Worries about my daughter: the education of an anxious parent -- Staying grounded: learning to live with anxiety.
A wry, sympathetic, bracingly honest account of living with anxiety, coupled with deep reportage on the science of anxiety disorders. --
9780553418576 0553418572 9780553418590 0553418599
2016050111
Petersen, Andrea--Mental health.
Anxiety disorders--Treatment.
Anxiety--Patients--Biography.
Autobiographies.
On edge : a journey through anxiety / Andrea Petersen. - First edition. - 305 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-290) and index.
The anticipation of pain: defining anxiety -- Scary clowns and the end of days: anxiety in childhood -- My grandmother's madness: the genetics of anxiety -- From CBT to karaoke: nondrug therapies for anxiety -- May cause dizziness: medications for anxiety -- Cold calls, airplanes, and indecision: anxiety at work and on the road -- The isolation chamber: anxiety in love and friendship -- Worries about my daughter: the education of an anxious parent -- Staying grounded: learning to live with anxiety.
A wry, sympathetic, bracingly honest account of living with anxiety, coupled with deep reportage on the science of anxiety disorders. --
9780553418576 0553418572 9780553418590 0553418599
2016050111
Petersen, Andrea--Mental health.
Anxiety disorders--Treatment.
Anxiety--Patients--Biography.
Autobiographies.