The Sheldon Short Guide to Phobias and Panic

For many people, life is made intolerable by phobias. Common fears may range from crowded places to a fear of spiders or blood, but, the basic underlying mechanism is the same - acute anxiety. This book looks at how to tackle both specific phobias and the anxiety which causes such disproportionate fear, and covers obsessive-compulsive disorder, social phobia, generalized anxiety state, and panic disorder with agoraphobia.



Other topics include:
- Causes of anxiety and phobias
- Professional help and how to get it
- Planning a self-help programme
- Panic disorder and agoraphobia
- Dealing with catastrophic thoughts
- Lifestyle tools - exercise, relaxation, diet, alcohol, time

Professor Kevin Gournay is Emeritus Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry, London, and has over 35 years clinical experience in treating people after national and domestic accidents and disasters. Prof Gournay is author of more than 130 articles and books, including two other books for Sheldon Press. He has served on numerous government bodies and is Special Adviser to the UK Joint Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights.