The Anxiety Cure

by Dupont, Robert L.; Spencer, Elizabeth Dupont; Dupont, Caroline M., M.D.

• ISBN13: 9780471247012
• ISBN10: 0471247014
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-07-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Summary

Help from a top author team for the estimated 27 million Americans with anxiety disorders. Everyone has experienced some form of anxiety, but for millions of people anxiety can be crippling. In fact, anxiety disorders are the most common type of emotional trouble. Fortunately, they are also among the most treatable. Dr. Robert DuPont, founding president of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, now provides a practical guide featuring a step-by-step, eight-point program for curing the six kinds of anxiety. Written in a friendly and reassuring manner, the book offers sufferers_and their loved ones_immediate relief. Covers the six kinds of anxiety disorders, including Panic Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Provides easy relaxation techniques. Gives advice for friends, family, and support people. ROBERT DU PONT, M.D., founding president of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and has been a psychiatrist for 33 years. His extensive media experience includes two years as Good Morning America's on-air health correspondent. His daughters, CAROLINE DU PONT, M.D., a psychiatrist, and ELIZABETH DU PONT SPENCER, a licensed social worker, also specialize in treating anxiety disorders. All three live in the Washington, D.C. area.

Author Biography

Robert L. DuPont, M.D., Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown Medical School, was the founding president of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America. His daughters, Elizabeth DuPont Spencer, M.S.W., L.C.S.W-C., a licensed social worker, and Caroline M. DuPont, M.D., a psychiatrist, specialize in treating people with anxiety disorders.

Table of Contents

WHAT IS THE ANXIETY CURE?

Caroline's Story: Anxiety Is My Companion.

The Anxiety Cure Program.

THE BASICS OF ANXIETY.

The Anxious Brain.

The Vocabulary of Anxiety.

The Six Anxiety Disorders.

Evaluate Your Own Level of Anxiety.

Medicines and Anxiety.

Understanding the Anxiety Dragon and the Worry Machine.

HELPING THE ANXIOUS PERSON.

Elizabeth's Story: A Sister.

Friends, Family, and Anxiety.

How to Be a Support Person.

THE ANXIETY CURE: EIGHT STEPS TO GETTING WELL.

Step 1: Become a Student of Your Anxiety.

Step 2: Use the Silver Five--Build Your Own Armor Against Attacks.

Step 3: Practice--Put Yourself in Your Discomfort Zone.

Step 4: Use Support People--Relate to Others About Your Anxiety.

Step 5: Eliminate External Causes of Anxiety.

Step 6: Evaluate Your Need for Medicines and Therapy in Your Anxiety Cure.

Step 7: Structure Your Life without Anxiety.

Step 8: Plan for Lifelong Recovery.

ANXIETY AND YOUR DAILY LIFE.

Anxiety and Your Work Life.

Anxiety and Depression.

Anxiety and Insomnia.

Anxiety and Addiction.

ANXIETY OVER THE LIFE SPAN.

Anxiety in Children.

Anxiety and Aging.

MAINTENANCE.

Setbacks and Springboards.

Glossary.

Suggested Additional Reading.

Self-Help Programs.

Resources.

Index.