
Anxiety For Dummies
Wiley (Publisher)
Published on 5. January 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-1-119-76850-0 (ISBN)
Description
Manage your anxiety and create a calmer, more peaceful life
Feel like life is out of control? The world has taken some crazy turns, and you don't know how to handle the concerning and ever-changing environment? This engaging guide is packed with techniques you can use immediately to overcome your worries and gain control of your life. You'll pinpoint your triggers, discover the latest therapies, and make lifestyle changes that will have you feeling better fast.
Updates:
* Update all references from DMS IV to DSM V, including deleting discussion of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) which have been removed from the category of Anxiety Disorders in DSM V. Sidebars will be used to discuss this change in conceptualization.
* Treatment chapters will focus on teaching empirically supported strategies that can cut across diagnostic categories.
* Updates throughout will be made to reflect changes in technology and social media.
* We will add motivational interviewing techniques and stages of change.
* Medications and other biological interventions will be updated.
* Mindful Acceptance will be expanded and moved to the treatment section because of new, empirical support.
* Updates will be made to the chapter on lifestyle, and a new chapter will be devoted to meditation as part of a healthy lifestyle.
* Will significantly expand chapter on health anxiety to include pandemic related fears and strategies for coping.
* Case examples will be updated and made more diverse. Several examples will be included that involve COVID-19 related fears.
* Modifications to typical exposure treatments will be discussed in relation to COVID-19.
Feel like life is out of control? The world has taken some crazy turns, and you don't know how to handle the concerning and ever-changing environment? This engaging guide is packed with techniques you can use immediately to overcome your worries and gain control of your life. You'll pinpoint your triggers, discover the latest therapies, and make lifestyle changes that will have you feeling better fast.
Updates:
* Update all references from DMS IV to DSM V, including deleting discussion of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) which have been removed from the category of Anxiety Disorders in DSM V. Sidebars will be used to discuss this change in conceptualization.
* Treatment chapters will focus on teaching empirically supported strategies that can cut across diagnostic categories.
* Updates throughout will be made to reflect changes in technology and social media.
* We will add motivational interviewing techniques and stages of change.
* Medications and other biological interventions will be updated.
* Mindful Acceptance will be expanded and moved to the treatment section because of new, empirical support.
* Updates will be made to the chapter on lifestyle, and a new chapter will be devoted to meditation as part of a healthy lifestyle.
* Will significantly expand chapter on health anxiety to include pandemic related fears and strategies for coping.
* Case examples will be updated and made more diverse. Several examples will be included that involve COVID-19 related fears.
* Modifications to typical exposure treatments will be discussed in relation to COVID-19.
More details
Edition
3rd Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
690 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-119-76850-0 (9781119768500)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions

Charles H. Elliott | Laura L. Smith
Anxiety For Dummies
E-Book
12/2020
3rd Edition
Wiley
€19.99
Available for download

Charles H. Elliott | Laura L. Smith
Anxiety For Dummies
E-Book
12/2020
3rd Edition
Wiley-Scrivener
€19.99
Available for download
Previous edition

Charles H. Elliott | Laura L. Smith
Overcoming Anxiety For Dummies
Book
08/2010
2nd Edition
Wiley
€21.03
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