"This book gets up-to-date, understandable, and accurate information directly into the hands of the people who need it. It lays out the path to recovery with straightforward examples and user-friendly tools. If you (or someone you care about) have any kind of anxiety problem, now you can find help and answers."--Richard P. Swinson, MD, coauthor ofWhen Perfect Isn't Good Enough "From two acknowledged experts in the field, this book gets up-to-date, understandable, and accurate information directly into the hands of anxiety sufferers. It is structured to be a useful adjunct to cognitive-behavioral therapy or for people to use on their own. I know that this book will be very useful in my practice and I will recommend it highly to many of my patients. In addition, trainees who are learning how to deliver care to people with anxiety will benefit greatly by reading it as an introduction to the field.
"--Richard P. Swinson MD, FRCPC, FRCPsych, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences (Emeritus), McMaster University, Canada "There have been major advances in the understanding and management of anxiety in recent years, and this book captures all of the key lessons. The techniques and strategies in these pages will help you learn to manage any type of anxiety and fear."--Ronald M. Rapee, PhD, author ofOvercoming Shyness and Social Phobia "If you are going to invest your time and energy in a self-help book, you need to be supported by more than just hope. You deserve to trust the authors as experts with combined decades (not years) of experience. You want to feel confident that the strategies are backed by proven science, and applying them will yield the promised results. This workbook delivers on all that.
"--Reid Wilson, PhD, author ofDon't Panic "Everyone with anxiety problems should read this book! It tells you why you have anxiety and exactly, step by step, what you should do about it. It is reader friendly, easy to understand, and based on cutting-edge research. Truly a 'must read.'"--Judith S. Beck, PhD, Director, Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research "This is an invaluable self-help volume for people suffering from anxiety disorders. Packed with sound, practical information, the book lucidly describes and illustrates scientifically established strategies for overcoming anxiety. It is comprehensive in the many types of anxiety problems addressed and the range of treatment options covered. Although intended as a workbook for anxiety sufferers, this book is also an important resource for enabling students in the field of mental health to learn about the nature and treatment of anxiety disorders.
"--Steven Taylor, PhD, ABPP, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Canada.