| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
305 pages ; 25 cm |
| Summary |
A wry, sympathetic, bracingly honest account of living with anxiety, coupled with deep reportage on the science of anxiety disorders. -- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [261]-290) and index. |
| Contents |
The anticipation of pain: defining anxiety -- Scary clowns and the end of days: anxiety in childhood -- My grandmother's madness: the genetics of anxiety -- From CBT to karaoke: nondrug therapies for anxiety -- May cause dizziness: medications for anxiety -- Cold calls, airplanes, and indecision: anxiety at work and on the road -- The isolation chamber: anxiety in love and friendship -- Worries about my daughter: the education of an anxious parent -- Staying grounded: learning to live with anxiety. |
| Subject |
Petersen, Andrea -- Mental health.
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Anxiety disorders -- Treatment.
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Anxiety -- Patients -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Petersen, Andrea. On edge. First edition. New York : Crown, [2017] 9780553418583 (DLC) 2016059341 |
| ISBN |
9780553418576 (hardcover) |
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0553418572 (hardcover) |
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9780553418590 |
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0553418599 |
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