Help for Friends, Family, Teachers, Employers and Support People to those with Anxiety Disorders
Does someone in your life have an anxiety disorder?
Support people have their own emotional challenges, confusions and needs. This book, Anxiety, Panic Attacks and Agoraphobia, gives much needed information and support to the families, employers, teachers and friends of people with anxiety based disorders. Support people also require their own type of information.
One of the major complaints from people with disorders is that they cannot get those around them to read the information they give them. "It is 'too long', 'too technical', 'can't understand it', 'doesn't speak to them,' etc."
Throughout the development of this book, Ken Strong was in constant consultation with scores of support people and those with the disorders. Working together they have produced a winning combination of content, length and format which has proven to meet their needs and bring about many families working together.
Review by Bronwyn Fox author of the best selling books:
Anxiety Attack - Don't Panic; Power over Panic and Taking Back the Power.
At last! A practical and compassionate book for people who support their partner, family member or friend who has an anxiety disorder.
Anxiety disorders are estimated to effect 10 - 12% of the population. What is not recognized is the fact the disorders not only impact on the lives of people who experience them, but also impact on partners, family members and friends. Even at a conservative estimate we are talking of up to 24% of the population whose lives are directly effected through the Disorders.
While information about anxiety disorders is now growing within the health professions and for people who experience an anxiety disorder, until this book there was no literature available specific for support people.
Author Ken Strong writes with an intimate understanding through his own experience of and recovery from Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia. In addition Ken also writes with the intimate experience of being a support person, to not only one person with an Anxiety Disorder but as a support to many thousands of support people world wide through his extensive web site.
Anxiety, Panic Attacks and Agoraphobia is now being used as a general overview in clinics, hospitals, and by medical professionals. It also provides much needed information for school counselors/staff members and employers and employees.
This book is a valuable resource and provides the much needed information for support people, people with an anxiety disorder, health professionals, in fact anyone who is involved in some way with Anxiety Disorders.
Highlights of the book:
- Gives friends, family and support givers an understanding of anxiety, panic attacks and agoraphobia.
- Recommended and used by psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, human resources personnel, and counselors for use by patients and their families.
- Information to help support people be more effective and aware of the special needs and feelings of those with these disorders.
- Includes hundreds of suggestions and advice from anxiety sufferers and support people.
- Descriptions and symptoms of anxiety and panic attacks, possible causes and treatments.
- Tips to help support people avoid becoming overwhelmed.
- Clearly written in non-technical language.
- The 2nd edition has been revised and enlarged with four new chapters.
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