Anxiety [[electronic resource] /] / Cheryl Winning Ghinassi

• Autore: Ghinassi Cheryl Winning
• Pubblicazione: Santa Barbara, Calif., : Greenwood, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (176 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.8522
• Soggetto topico: Anxiety disorders; Psychiatry
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Anxiety
• ISBN: 0-313-36243-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459294903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Biographies of disease.