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My age of anxiety, fear, hope, dread, and the search for peace of mind, Scott Stossel

Label
My age of anxiety, fear, hope, dread, and the search for peace of mind, Scott Stossel
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-383) and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
My age of anxiety
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
830992512
Responsibility statement
Scott Stossel
Sub title
fear, hope, dread, and the search for peace of mind
Summary
The author recounts his lifelong battle with anxiety, showing the many manifestations of the disorder as well as the countless treatments that have been developed to counteract it, and provides a history of the efforts to understand this common form of mental illness
Table Of Contents
The nature of anxiety -- What do we talk about when we talk about anxiety -- A rumbling in the belly -- Performance anxiety -- A sack of enzymes -- A brief history of panic, or, how drugs created a new disorder -- Medication and the meaning of anxiety -- Separation anxiety -- Warriors & worriers, the genetics of anxiety -- Redemption -- Ages of anxiety -- Redemption and resilience -- Redemption -- Resilience
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