On edge : a journey through anxiety / Andrea Petersen.
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- ISBN: 9780553418576 :
- ISBN: 0553418572 :
- ISBN: 9780553418590
- Physical Description: 305 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Crown, [2017]
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary, etc.: | A wry, sympathetic, bracingly honest account of living with anxiety, coupled with deep reportage on the science of anxiety disorders. -- Provided by publisher. |
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Subject: | Petersen, Andrea > Mental health. Anxiety disorders > Treatment. Anxiety > Patients > Biography. |
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On Edge : A Journey Through Anxiety
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Table of Contents
On Edge : A Journey Through Anxiety
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Prologue | p. 1 | |
1 | The Anticipation of Pain: Defining Anxiety | p. 5 |
2 | Scary Clowns and the End of Days: Anxiety in Childhood | p. 36 |
3 | My Grandmother's Madness: The Genetics of Anxiety | p. 58 |
4 | From CBI to Karaoke: Nondrug Therapies for Anxiety | p. 93 |
5 | May Cause Dizziness: Medications for Anxiety | p. 126 |
6 | Cold Calls, Airplanes, and Indecision: Anxiety at Work and on the Road | p. 159 |
7 | The Isolation Chamber: Anxiety in Love and Friendship | p. 188 |
8 | Worries About My Daughter: The Education of an Anxious Parent | p. 217 |
9 | Staying Grounded: Learning to Live with Anxiety | p. 244 |
Notes | p. 261 | |
Acknowledgments | p. 291 | |
Index | p. 295 |