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PANIC DISORDER

Master Your Panic and Take Back Your Life!: Twelve Treatment Sessions to Overcome High Anxiety, by Denise F. Beckfield, Ph.D. (Paperback, 304 pages, 2nd edition, 1998)  This book features both cognitive-behavioral steps for change and a thorough discussion of the key emotional issues underlying panic. Dr. Beckfield provides step-by-step, easy-to-follow instructions and numerous case examples.

  

Panic Attacks Workbook: A Guided Program for Beating the Panic Trick, By David Carbonell, Ph.D. (Paperback, 240pages, 2004)  The panic trick is highly effective and has drawn millions of people into panic attacks and phobias. But you can outsmart and beat this trick. Panic Attacks Workbook shows you how, with a step-by-step guide from panic to recovery. The proven methods in this book show how to identify the panic trick and empower you with the tools to address your fears and solve this debilitating problem. 

 

How to Help Your Loved One Recover from Agoraphobia, by Karen P. Williams (Paperback, 207 pages, 1993)  This is the first book to help the sufferer's spouse, parent, child, sibling, or other relative or close friend.  You will learn what agoraphobia is, the best treatments available, how to offer emotional support, and how families can aid agoraphobics by forming a family support team. 

An End to Panic: Breakthrough Techniques for Overcoming Panic Disorder, by Elke Zuercher-White, Ph.D.  (Paperback, 208 pages, 2nd edition 1998)  This step-by-step guide to recovery from anxiety and panic disorder--the number-one mental health problem in America--offers state-of-the-art treatment methods that have helped thousands, plus simple, straightforward, and reassuring techniques that help guard against relapse.

OBSESSIONS & COMPULSIONS

Talking Back to OCD: The Program That Helps Kids and Teens Say "No Way" -- and Parents Say "Way to Go" 
by John S. March, M.D. (Paperback, 276 pages, 2006) There’s good news about recovery from childhood OCD, and it’s called Talking Back to OCD. Dr. March explains with clarity and compassion what parents deserve to hear: They can make a difference in their children’s lives. A highly respected, innovative clinical researcher, he describes each component of recovery in ways that both parents and children will understand and appreciate.

The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Washing: The Experience and Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Judith L. Rapoport, M.D.  (Paperback, 304 pages, 1997)  Up to six million Americans are afflicted with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), a serious, emotionally crippling disease. Cleaning, counting, washing, checking, avoiding--these are just some of the rituals that sufferers are powerless to stop. Now an expert on OCD reveals breakthroughs in diagnosis, successful new behavior therapies, drug treatments, and more. HC: Plume.

When Once Is Not Enough: Help for Obsessive-Compulsives, by Gail Steketee, Ph.D. & Kerrin White, M.D.  (Paperback, 229 pages, 1990)  Dr. Steketee is a professional friend for whom I have great respect as a clinician and researcher.  Dr. White directs McLean Hospital's OCD Treatment Center, one of the best in the country.  Together they have designed a self-help book that will show you how to confront your fears and block rituals with a series of coping strategies. 

The OCD Workbook: Your Guide to Breaking Free from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, by Bruce M. Hyman Ph.D., Cherry Pedrick R.N. (Paperback, 198 pages, 1999)  Research has established that a combination of medication and cognitive-behavioral therapy is the optimal treatment for OCD. My friend Dr. Bruce Hyman and his colleague Cherry Pedrick have created an intensive, self-directed program that teaches a person with OCD how to block or postpone rituals, reduce fears, and change unhealthy thought patterns. Included are self-assessments, ways to enlist the help of family and friends, and approaches to overcoming specific disorders.

The Broken Mirror: Understanding and Treating Body Dysmorphic Disorder, by Katharine A. Phillips M.D. (Paperback, 357 pages, 1998)  In The Broken Mirror, Dr. Katharine Phillips draws on years of clinical practice and detailed interviews with over 200 patients to bring readers the first book on body dysmorphic disorder, or BDD, in which sufferers are obsessed by perceived flaws in their appearance. BDD may afflict as much as two percent of the population, or nearly five million people. Many sufferers are able to function well in society, but remain secretly obsessed by perceived flaws in their appearance (like their "hideous acne" or "horrible nose"). 

What to Do When your Child has Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Strategies and Solutions, by Aureen Pinto Wagner, PhD., (Paperback, 444 pages, 2002)

SOCIAL ANXIETIES

Dying of Embarrassment: Help for Social Anxiety & Phobia, by Barbara G. Markway, Ph.D., Cheryl N. Carmin, Ph.D., C. Alec Pollard, Ph.D., & Teresa Flynn, Ph.D.  (Paperback, 199 pages, 1995)  Dr. Pollard is a long-time colleague and friend.  The entire team of writers have great expertise in these subject.  This book provides clear and supportive instruction for assessing your fears, practicing relaxation and deep breathing, and improving or developing new social skills.  Get this book for a step-by-step program to handle your anxieties.

Beyond Shyness: How to Conquer Social Anxieties, by Jonathan Berent, ACSW with Amy Lemley  (Paperback, 1994)  A leading psychotherapist explains how to conquer the entire range of social anxieties, and demonstrates how anyone of any age can set specific goals that work toward the development of lasting self-esteem -- the core of healthy social interaction.

The Hidden Face of Shyness: Understanding & Overcoming Social Anxiety,
by Franklin Schneier, M.D. & Lawrence Welkowitz, Ph.D. (Paperback, 271 pages, 1996)  This illuminating book sheds light on all forms of social and performance anxiety. Using dozens of vivid case studies, the authors discuss the sources of anxiety, both common and rare variants, and describe treatment, from state-of-the-art medication to psychotherapy to methods readers can do themselves.

In the SpotLight: Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking and Performing by Janet Esposito, MSW. (Paperback, 176 pages, 2000)  Janet Esposito really demonstrates her expertise in the area of overcoming performance anxiety in her book, In The SpotLight.  The reader immediately becomes aware that Janet “gets it” on a personal level, having suffered the problem herself at one time.  

Social Phobia: From Shyness to Stage Fright, by John R. Marshall, MD  (Paperback, 240 pages, 1995)  Long neglected by psychologists, social phobia has now been dubbed the "disorder of the decade". This important book, with its moving case histories, proves that this cruel condition need not doom a person to a life sentence of loneliness and despair.

Overcoming Shyness and Social Phobia: A Step-By-Step Guide, by Ronald M. Rapee (Paperback, 120 pages, 1998)  Considering that social anxiety disorder is the third most common mental health disorder (after depression and alcoholism), Dr. Rapee's book is a must for every clinician's library as well as an invaluable resource for those suffering from social anxieties.  Readers can work systematically through the nine lessons to conquer social fears on their own or they can use the book in conjunction with ongoing therapy. 

The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook: Proven Techniques for Overcoming Your Fears, by Martin M. Antony, Ph.D. & Richard P. Swinson, M.D., (Paperback, 216 pages,  2000)  This is a just-released step-by-step guide to overcoming fear of social interaction.  It provides a comprehensive overview and includes behavioral skill-building exercises that have been proven effective in most cases.

POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS

Trust After Trauma: A Guide to Relationships for Survivors and Those Who Love Them, by Aphrodite Matsakis , Ph.D. (Paperback, 288 pages, 1998)  The author guides survivors through a process of strengthening existing bonds, building new ones, and ending self-perpetuating cycles of withdrawal and isolation.  Step-by-step exercises help readers learn how to make their important relationships a context for healing.

Beginning to Heal: A First Book for Men and Women Who Were Sexually Abused as Children, by Ellen Bass & Laura Davis, (Paperback, 112 pages, 2003)

ANXIETIES IN GENERAL

Triumph Over Fear: A Book of Help and Hope for People with Anxiety, Panic Attacks, and Phobias, by Jerilyn Ross, MA (Paperback, 1995)  Jerilyn Ross, a long-time colleague and friend, is President & CEO of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America.  Ross combines her firsthand account of overcoming her own disabling phobia with inspiring case histories of recovery from other forms of anxiety, including panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive behavior, and post-traumatic stress disorder. The book includes the latest research on anxiety disorders in children, plus advice for dealing with family members and employers.

Anxiety and Phobia Workbook, by Edmund J. Bourne Ph.D. (Paperback, 428 pages, 2nd Rev. edition 1995)  This practical workbook contains a complete discussion of phobias and anxiety disorders and suggests step-by-step methods of treating them. Each chapter concludes with a summary of "Things to Do" and a list of suggested further reading. Questionnaires, exercises, and charts are featured throughout the book.

Overcoming Anxiety: From Short-Term Fixes to Long-Term Recovery,
by Reneau Z. Peurifoy, MA (Paperback, 192 pages, 1997)  Reneau is a long-time professional colleague of mine who has a deep commitment to helping those with anxiety.  Here you will learn about the core causes of anxiety, then study a self-help program that will challenge your negative thinking and help you gain control of your daily activities.  Three case examples will illustrate how to succeed.


Finding Serenity in the Age of Anxiety, by Robert Gerzon (Paperback, 337 pages, 1998)
In this groundbreaking book, my colleague Robert Gerzon approaches the age-old problems of anxiety, stress, and fear from a new perspective, one that leads to personal and spiritual growth. He dispels the myth that all anxiety is bad and shows that it is a natural--even sacred--part of life. Gerzon brings the surprising message that "learning how to be anxious about the right things in the right way" may actually be our most direct route to serenity. 

Healing Fear: New Approaches to Overcoming Anxiety, by Edmund J. Bourne, Ph.D. (Hardcover, reprint edition, June 2000)  The author of "The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook" offers proven strategies for battling anxiety, inspired by his struggle with his own obsessive-compulsive disorder.

The Anxiety Cure: An Eight-Step Program for Getting Well, by Robert L. Dupont, M.D., Elizabeth Dupont Spencer, M.S.W. & Caroline M. Dupont, M.D. (Paperback, 256 pages, 1998)
Dr. Bob Dupont is a long-time friend of mine and founding president of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America.  Help from a top author team for the estimated 27 million Americans with anxiety disorders.  This books provides a practical guide featuring a step-by-step, eight-point program for curing the six kinds of anxiety. 

Transforming Anxiety, Transcending Shame, by Rex Briggs, MSW  (Paperback, 280 pages, 1999)  Here is my endorsement appearing on the book's cover: "Rex Briggs has written a very important book.  He makes a clear case that anxiety is not to be demonized but to be learned from and used to enhance our humanity.  Transforming Anxiety, Transcending Shame will be rewarding reading for anyone who believes that self-understanding can lead to self-determination.  If you suffer from anxiety, then this book is for you.  In a direct, perceptive way Mr. Briggs prescribes a more powerful approach to healing than any medication or any specialist’s approach.  

The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook, by Martha Davis, Ph.D., Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman, Ph.D. & Matthew McKay, Ph.D. (Paperback, 276 pages, 5th edition, 2000)
The bible on stress reduction marks its 20th anniversary with this revised and expanded edition featuring a reader-friendly format with additional techniques, diagrams, examples, and information reflecting the latest research. The chapters on meditation, thought stopping, and coping-skills training have been substantially reworked, and a new chapter on worry control has been added. 

The Worry Control Workbook, by Mary Ellen Copeland, (Paperback, 208 pages, 1998).


The 10 Best-ever Anxiety Management Techniques, by Margaret Wehrenberg, Psy.D. (paperback, 224 pages, 2008)When you suffer from continued anxiety and worry, you feel as though there is something basically wrong with the biochemistry of your brain. Not true. Your brain is the world’s most brilliantly complex machine, and it functions impeccably. The problem is that it can learn in a heartbeat how to protect you from threat; but once it learns, it doesn’t unlearn easily. If you struggle with panic disorder, generalized anxiety or social anxiety, in this book you will find a solid combination to unlock this learning process within the brain, and the good news is: your brain will be an excellent student. Dr. Wehrenberg has done the work to create the right learning environment and to organize your needed tools. If you follow her lead, your body and mind will thank you with the peace and quiet you deserve.

RELAXATION, MEDITATION

Mindful Solutions for Stress, Anxiety and Depression, Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D. (68-minute CD, 2007)  
This CD introduces the listener, in three tracks lasting 28 minutes, to the concept of mindfulness and its benefits for anxiety as well as depression. Then three tracks of guided meditations, of progressing lengths (5 minutes, 17 minutes, 25 minutes), offer different ways to quiet the mind and body, and are there for your repeatedly use. This is a soothing, well-grounded introduction to and demonstration of mindfulness meditation. 

MEDICATIONS

The Essential Guide to Psychiatric Drugs by Jack M. Gorman, M.D. (Paperback, 416 pages, 1998)  Informative, accessible, and easy to use, The Essential Guide to Psychiatric Drugs has become a classic indispensable resource for the layperson and professional alike. With detailed descriptions of all the psychiatric medications available today, including their uses, side-effects, cost, dosage, and more, consumers can take an active role in their mental health and know what to expect from specific drugs.

CHILDREN

Your Anxious Child: How Parents and Teachers Can Relieve Anxiety in Children, by John S. Dacey & Lisa B. Fiore, (Paperback, 256 pages, 2001)

Click to see next pageObsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Help for Children and Adolescents, by Mitzi Waltz, (Paperback, 384 pages, 2000)

Rebuilding Attachments with Traumatized Children, by Richard Kagan, Ph.D.,  (Paperback, 374 pages, 2004)

Professional Books & Publications

PANIC DISORDER

Phobic Disorders and Panic in Adults: A Guide to Assessment and Treatment, by Martin M. Antony & Richard P. Swinson, (Hardcover, 422 pages, 2000)

Textbook of Anxiety Disorders, by Eric Hollander & Dan J. Stein, (Hardcover, 544 pages, 2002)

Panic Disorder: A Critical Analysis, by Richard J. McNally, (Hardcover, 276 pages, 1994)

Psychological Treatment of Panic: Treatment Manuals for Practitioners, by David H. Barlow, (Paperback, 230 pages, 1988)

Anxiety and Its Disorders: The Nature and Treatment of Anxiety and Panic, by David H. Barlow, (Hardcover, 704 pages, 2002)

Health Anxiety: Hypochondriasis and Related Conditions, by Gordon J. G. Asmundson, Brian J. Cox & Steven Taylor (Editors), (Hardcover, 448 pages, 2001)

OBSESSIONS & COMPULSIONS

Treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, by Gail S. Steketee, Ph.D. (Paperback,  224 pages, 1996)  My colleague Dr. Gail Steketee has written this practitioner's manual for treating OCD.  An invaluable guide for planning and conducting a complete behavioral treatment program.

 

OCD in Children and Adolescents: A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Manual, by John S. March, M.D. & Karen Mulle, M.S.W. (Hardcover, 298 pages, 1998)  The authors are both at the Program in Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders at Duke University Medical Center, with my friend Dr. March as the Director.  

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Spectrum: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment, by Jose A. Yaryura-Tobias, M.D. & Fugen A. Neziroglu, Ph.D.  (Hardcover, 1997)  Here is a comprehensive review of all the OCD spectrum disorders, their distinct features and the therapeutic methods to bring them under control.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Theory, Research, & Treatment, by Richard P. Swinson, M.D., Martin M. Antony, Ph.D., S. Rachman, Ph.D. & Margaret A. Richter, M.D. (Editors), (Hardcover, 478 pages, 1998)  Contains 18 contributions.  Topics include diagnostic issues, cognitive and behavioral features of the disorder, the seratonin hypothesis, genetics of the disorder, psychosocial treatments, biological treatments, the disorder among children and adolescents, and related disorders. 

Obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders

Tic Disorders, Trichotillomania, and Other Repetitive Behavior Disorders: Behavioral Approaches to Analysis and Treatment, edited by Douglas W. Woods and Raymond G. Miltenberger, (Hardcover, 319 pages, 2001).

Trichotillomania, edited by Dan J. Stein, M.B., Gary A. Christenson, M.D. & Eric Hollander, M.D., (Hardcover, 344 pages, 1999).

Biobehavioral Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders: Biobehavioral Treatment and Management, by Jose A. Yaryura-Tobias, M.D. &  Fugen Neziroglu, Ph.D. (Hardcover, 237 pages, 1997)  An integrative, research-based approach to treating OCD. With a focus on the practical, this book integrates behavioral and pharmacological approaches to OCD and related disorders, such as hypochondriasis, eating disorders, and compulsive self-harm. It covers behavioral, cognitive, biological, and pharmacological treatments

Current Treatments of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Second Edition, by Michele Tortora Pato & Joseph Zohar (Editors), (Hardcover, 252 pages, 2001)

SOCIAL ANXIETIES

Shy Children, Phobic Adults: Nature and Treatment of Social Phobia, by Deborah C. Beidel, Ph.D. & Samuel M. Turner, Ph.D. (Hardcover, 324 pages, 1997)  The authors are long-time contributors to the field of anxiety disorders and currently are on faculty at the renowned Medical University of South Carolina. The book presents recent advances in the understanding of social phobia. It isolates the controversies that have yet to be resolved and provides a clear description of effective treatments now available.

SIMPLE PHOBIAS

Phobias: A Handbook of Theory, Research and Treatment, by Graham C. L. Davey, (Paperback, 470 pages, 2000)

 

POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS

Early Intervention for Trauma and Traumatic Loss, edited by Brett T. Litz, (Hardcover, 338 pages, 2003).

Traumatic Stress: The Effects of Overwhelming Experience on Mind, Body, and Society, by Bessel A. Vander Kolk, M.D., Alexander C. McFarlane, M.D. & Lars Weisaeth, M.D., Ph.D. (Editors), (Hardcover, 596 pages, 1996)  Featuring contributions from the world's leading experts, this integrated work summarizes the current state of our knowledge about the ways people deal with extreme stress, and the ways in which professionals can help them recover.

 

ANXIETIES IN GENERAL

Anxiety and Its Disorders: The Nature and Treatment of Anxiety and Panic (Second Edition)
by David H. Barlow, Ph.D. (Paperback, 704 pages, 2004) 

"Barlow has once again produced a masterpiece. Anxiety and Its Disorders, Second Edition: The Nature and Treatment of Anxiety and Panic This volume combines comprehensive reviews of theory and research with innovative, clinically meaningful, empirically based models of each anxiety disorder. Like its predecessor, it will serve as the preeminent guide for research and treatment development for years to come. This book should be required reading for clinicians and clinical scientists working with anxiety disorders. Its clearly presented, readable content also makes it a highly appropriate text for advanced undergraduate and graduate-level psychopathology courses." --T. D. Borkovec, PhD, Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University.

Handbook of the Treatment of the Anxiety Disorders, by Carol Lindemann, Ph.D. (Editor),  (Hardcover, 296 pages, 2nd edition, 1996)  My long-time friend Dr. Carol Lindemann has put together a team of experts in cognitive therapy, behaviorism, psychopharmacology, and psychodynamic and group therapy.

Treatment Plans and Interventions for Depression and Anxiety Disorders, by Robert L. Leahy and Stephen J. Holland (Paperback, 332 pages, 2000). 

Anxiety Disorders and Phobias: A Cognitive Perspective, by Aaron T. Beck, M.D., Gary Emery, Ph.D. & Ruth L. Greenberg, Ph.D. (Paperback, 368 pages, 1990)  Here is the first book in the field to present a comprehensive cognitive model for understanding and treating anxiety disorders and phobias. "This important book lays the groundwork for cognitive therapy of phobias and anxiety disorders and offers promise for significant advances in therapeutics".

The Prevention of Anxiety and Depression, edited by David J.A. Dozois & Keith S. Hobson, (Hardcover, 244 pages, 2003).

The Developmental Psychopathology of Anxiety, by Michael W. Vasey & Mark R. Dadds (Editors), (Hardcover, 510 pages, 2001)

 

Anxiety Disorders in Adults: An Evidence-Based Approach to Psychological Treatment, by Peter D. McLean & Sheila R. Woody, (Hardcover, 369 pages, 2001)

MEDICATIONS

CHILDREN

Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Research, Assessment and Intervention, by Wendy K. Silverman & Philip D. A. Treffers, (Editors), (Paperback, 256 pages, 2001)

Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents, by John S. March, MD (Editor),  (Hardcover, 448 pages, 1995)  A comprehensive resource for researchers and clinicians, presenting theory, assessment, disorders, and treatment approaches. Includes numerous case examples. 

 

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