On edge
Subtitle: a journey through anxiety
By: Andrea Petersen
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Crown
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 305
ISBN-13: 9780553418576; 9780553418590
Subjects: Mental health; Anxiety; Treatment; Patients; Anxiety disorders; Biography
Description: A wry, sympathetic, bracingly honest account of living with anxiety, coupled with deep reportage on the science of anxiety disorders--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-290) and index.
Table of contents: title: The anticipation of pain : defining anxiety; title: Scary clowns and the end of days : anxiety in childhood; title: My grandmother's madness : the genetics of anxiety; title: From CBT to karaoke : nondrug therapies for anxiety; title: May cause dizziness : medications for anxiety; title: Cold calls, airplanes, and indecision : anxiety at work and on the road; title: The isolation chamber : anxiety in love and friendship; title: Worries about my daughter : the education of an anxious parent; title: Staying grounded : learning to live with anxiety.