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by James M. Lowrance (Author)
This book containing 36-chapters, is a compilation of four previously published titles that have been combined into one comprehensive resource (See description of combined titles shown below). The subjects covered include aspects of Anxiety Disorders, their symptom manifestations, coping methods and treatments. It is my hope that readers will find this book to be a valuable resource for personal anxiety coping or for that in supporting their loved ones who suffer chronic anxiety.TABLE OF CONTENTS: SECTION ONE - "A Complete Look at Anxiety Disorders"CHAPTERS:1. The True Purpose of Anxiety2. When is Anxiety Considered a Disorder?3. Four Common Anxiety Disorders4. Anxiety Sensitization5. Catastrophic Thinking6. Depersonalization and Derealization7. Calming Yourself during Panic Attacks or Severe Anxiety Episodes8. Is Anxiety Dangerous to Your Health?SECTION TWO - "The Best Darn Anxiety Disorders Book!"CHAPTERS:1. 40 Million U.S. Adult Anxiety Disorder Sufferers2. Understanding the Fight or Flight Response3. Medical Causes of Anxiety Symptoms4. Anxiety Disorder Symptom Phenomena5. More about Chronic Anxiety Unreality Symptoms6. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - Basic Facts7. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Basic Facts8. Panic Disorder Basic Information9. Generalized Anxiety Disorder Basic Facts10. Social Anxiety Disorder Basic Facts11. Chronic Thoughts of Irrational Worry12. Dealing with a Climax of Anxiety Symptoms 13. When the Stress of Life becomes Overwhelming14. Chronic Anxiety Associated with Thyroid Disorder15. When Phobic Reactions Are Easily Triggered by Stress 16. More about Chronic Anxiety and Panic Coping MethodsSECTION THREE - "Treatments for Medically Caused Anxiety and Depression"CHAPTERS:1. More about Medical Causes of Anxiety2. More about Panic Disorder and Thyroid Disease3. Anxiety with Thyroid Hormone Therapy4. Medical Causes of Depression5. Is "Nervous Breakdown" a True Medical Term?6. Coping Methods for Anxiety Disorders and Major DepressionSECTION FOUR - "Identifying and Treating Mental and Emotional Disorders"CHAPTERS:1. The Differences Between Psychosis and Common Anxiety and Depression2. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety Disorders3. The Basic Differences between Anxiety & Depression4. Antidepressants Effective for some but not for Others5. More Patent Education and Doctor Communication about SSRI Antidepressants6. Stress Management to Aid Treatments for Mind and Emotions
Author Biography
I am a husband, father, grandfather and lifetime contract salesman, with experience in health writing that began in 2004. I completed theological studies with Liberty University in 1996. I formerly served as editor and forum moderator of Thyroid Health for a major multi-topic content site and as a general health writer for another, where I received Editor's Choice Awards for my articles on health subjects. In 2003 I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism; "Hashimoto's thyroiditis" being the cause. This autoimmune form of thyroid disease that causes destruction of the thyroid gland resulted in my also developing "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome", due to a compromised immune system with severe co-morbid "Adrenal Fatigue". I also suffered severe anxiety symptoms, including panic attacks early into the onset of Hashimoto's thyroiditis (Hashitoxicosis). A common heart murmur I was diagnosed with in my teens called "Mitral Valve Prolapse", also worsened in severity of symptoms, with the development of these other health disorders. My eventual receiving of diagnoses was a difficult process with proper diagnostic testing not being ordered by the first doctors I sought treatment from. These types of issues were inspiration for me to become proactive in my own health care and to self-educate myself on these health disorders, which I have done extensively since 2003. I now enjoy sharing this information with other patients experiencing my same health disorders.
