The Anxious Brain – The Neurobiological Basis of Anxiety Disorders and How to Effectively Treat Them Hardcover – Import, 13 April 2007

Outstanding.This book is quite technical. Takes some time to read for a non-medical mental health practitioner like me (I'm an LCSW) but so very useful. It has helped me understand what is happening inside my clients' brains, why they have such difficult y overriding their obsessive worry. and how to select and introduce better more targeted interventions. I am still reading this book, taking and reviewing notes, re-reading sections and expect I will be for some time. I sure wish I could get CEU's for all the time involved and the value this adds to my practice.

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Extremely informative and helpful book for those interested in the the neuroanatomical and physiological underpinnings of anxiety disorders. I think the author did a fantastic job organizing the information and setting a good foundation for clinicians unfamiliar with neurology and lacking expertise on the nervous system.For those experiencing anxiety disorders, this book serves as an excellent psychoeducational tool to augment therapy and/or medication. I find most anxiety management books to be overly "self-helpy". This book is NOT that kind of book. It's written for clinicians but helpful to those with the disorder who need to know WHY they're employing constant cognitive behavioral techniques/medication and what exactly it's doing to their brains.

As someone who has suffered from anxiety/panic attacks/phobias for most of my life, I believe that this book offers one of the best and most comprehensive explanations of what happens chemically and emotionally to those who suffer from GAD or similar disorders. I was given this book by my therapist to help me understand my disorder better and it has done more to inform me than ten years of therapy ever did.Be warned, however, that this book frequently uses clinical terminology and references. If you took Psych 101, you should be able to understand most of them, but use of Google may be necessary for others.

Did not help me resolve anything. Just a lot of mumbo jumbo about the brain. More of a factoid book on the brain. Didn't help or enjoyed reading at all.