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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785060003321

Autore

Ghinassi Cheryl Winning

Titolo

Anxiety / / Cheryl Winning Ghinassi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, Calif., : Greenwood, c2010

Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Greenwood/ABC-CLIO, , 2010

ISBN

0-313-36243-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 156 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Biographies of disease

Disciplina

616.8522

Soggetti

Anxiety disorders

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based on print version record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Series Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1. Pictures of Anxiety; Chapter 2. Anxiety through the Ages: Prehistory to the 1800s; Chapter 3. The Development of Modern Approaches to Anxiety Disorders; Chapter 4. The What, Who, and How of Anxiety Disorders; Chapter 5. The Biology of Anxiety Disorders; Chapter 6. Assessment and Diagnosis; Chapter 7. Treatment of Anxiety Disorders; Chapter 8. Future Directions; Timeline; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Anxiety disorders are significant mental health illnesses that impair lives and cost society millions of dollars in health care expenses and lost productivity. Greater awareness of anxiety disorders is essential for both the general public and health professionals if those who suffer from them are to be identified, receive proper treatment, and have a chance at leading fulfilling lives.||To that end, Anxiety begins with a historical overview of the ways in which anxiety disorders have been understood, from the prehistoric era until the present time, examining the disorders from the perspective