Recommended Readings

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PANIC DISORDER and AGORAPHOBIA

10 Simple Solutions to Panic. How to Overcome Panic Attacks, etc.
Antony M., McCabe R. (2004)
ISBN 1572241136

An End to Panic: Breakthrough Techniques for Overcoming Panic Disorder (2nd Edition)
Znercher-White, E.
New Harbinger Publications, Oakland, CA. (1997)
ISBN 1572241136
This is a step-by-step guide to recovery from anxiety and panic disorder offering treatment methods, plus simple straightforward, reassuring techniques that can help guard against relapse.

Anxiety, Phobias, and Panic: Taking Charge and Conquering Fear (2nd edition)
Peurifoy R.Z.
Lifeskills, Citrus Heights, CA. (1992)
ISBN 0929437136

Breaking the Panic Cycle: Self-Help for People with Phobias
Wilson R.R.
Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Washington, D.C. (1987)
ISBN 0935943005

Don’t Panic: Taking Control of Anxiety Attacks
Wilson R.R.
Harper and Row, New York, N.Y. (1996)
ISBN 0060951605
A self-help program for overcoming panic and coping with anxious fears. The author discusses the physical causes of panic-like symptoms and also describes panic in the context of specific psychological disorders. The second part of the book involves relaxation and taking control, while the third part discusses the use of medication, social anxieties and flight phobias.

Mastery of Your Anxiety and Panic (3rd edition) (MAP 3)
Craske MG & Barlow DH
Client Workbook and Client Workbook for Agoraphobia
The Psychological Corporation, San Antonio, TX (2000)
ISBN 0158132319WP299

Overcoming Panic: A Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioural Techniques
Silove D. and Manicavasagar, V.
New York University Press. (2001)
ISBN 0814797938

The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook (3rd edition)
Bourne E.J.
New Harbinger Publications, Oakland, CA., (1995)
ISBN 157224223X
This is a large, detailed workbook, with questionnaires and spaces for the reader to write in goals, accomplishments, etc. Contains chapters on anxiety, relaxation, panic and phobias. Gives step-by-step suggestions for overcoming anxiety and offers advice for friends/relatives of the sufferer.

Triumph Over Fear
Ross J.
Bantam Books, New York, N.Y. (1995)
ISBN 0553374443

OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER

Brainlock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior
Schwartz J.A.
HarperCollins. (1997)
ISBN 0060987111

Everything in its Place: My trials and triumphs with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Summers M.
Tarcher/Putnam, New York, NY. (1999)
ISBN 0874779901

Getting Control: Overcoming Your Obsessions and Compulsions
Baer L.
Plume Book. (2000)
ISBN 0452281776

Mastery of Your Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, client workbook
Foa EB, Kozak MJ
The Psychological Corporation, San Antonio, TX (1997)
ISBN 0158131649WP299

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Complete Guide to Getting Well and Staying Well
Penzel F.
Oxford University Press (2000)
ISBN 0195140923

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Guide (7th edition)
Griest, J.H.
Dean Foundation for Health, Research and Education, Obsessive Compulsive Information Center, Madison, WI. (2000)
Tel: (608) 836-8033
ISBN 1890802212

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: New Help For The Family
Gravitz H.L.
Healing Visions Press, Santa Barbara, CA (1998)
ISBN 0966110447

Obsessive Compulsive Disorders – Therapy and Management (2nd edition)
Jenike M.A., Boer L., Ninichiello W.E.
ISBN 0815148887

Over and Over Again: Understanding Obsessive Compulsive Behaviour
Neziroglu F.A. and Yaryura-Tobias J.A.
D.C. Health and Company, Lexington M.A. (1991)
ISBN 669249971

Overcoming Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Client Manual)
Steketee GS
New Harbinger Publications, Oakland, CA (1999)
ISBN 1572241292

Stop Obsessing: How to Overcome Your Obsessions and Compulsions
Foa E.B. and Wilson R.
Bantam Books, New York, N.Y. (2001)
ISBN 0553381172

The Boy Who Couldn’t Stop Washing
Rapport J.L.
New American Library. (1997)
ISBN 0451172027

The OCD Workbook: Your Guide to Breaking Free from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Hyman BM, Pedrick C
New Harbinger Publications, Oakland, CA (1999)
ISBN 1572241691

When Once is Not Enough: Help for Obsessive Compulsives
Steketee G. and White K.
New Harbinger Publications, Oakland, CA. (1990)
ISBN 934986878

SOCIAL PHOBIA

Dying of Embarrassment
Markway B.G., Carmen C.N., Pollard C.A., Flynn T.
New Harbinger Publications, Oakland, CA. (1995)
ISBN 1879237237
A book designed for individuals suffering from social anxiety & phobia. Using cognitive-behavioural techniques, the authors encourage the reader to learn to handle the body’s reaction to fear. This book includes questionnaires, coping skills, guides to exposure hierarchy and guidelines for seeking professional help.
Overcoming Shyness and Social Phobia: A Step-by-Step Guide
Rapee RM
Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson (1998)
ISBN 0765701200

Painfully Shy: How to Overcome Social Anxiety and Reclaim Your Life
Barbara Markway PhD and Gregory Markway PhD
St. Martins Press (2001) (for more information – www.markway.com)
ISBN 0312266286

Performance Anxiety: Overcoming Your Fear in the Workplace, Social Situations, Interpersonal Communications, the Performing Arts
Robin M.W. and Balter R.
Adams Media Corporation, Holbrook, MA. (1994)
ISBN 155850441

Shy Children, Phobic Adults: Nature and Treatment of Social Phobia
Beidel D.C., Turner S.
American Psychological Association. (1997)
ISBN 1557984611

Social Phobia: From Shyness to Stage Fright
Marshall J.
Basic Books, New York, N.Y. (1995)
ISBN 0465078966

Taking the Anxiety Out of Tests: A Step-by-Step Guide
Johnson, S.
New Harbinger Publications, Oakland, CA. (1997)
ISBN 1572240687

The Hidden Face of Shyness: Understanding and Overcoming Social Anxiety
Schneier F. and Welkowitz L.
Avon Books, New York, N.Y. (1996)
ISBN 0380783991
Triumph Over Shyness. Conquering Shyness and Social Anxiety.
Murray B. Stein and John R. Walker
McGraw Hill, New York, N.Y. (2001)
ISBN 0071374981
A solid reference for anyone interested in self-help techniques and professional intervention for shyness and social anxiety. It includes information on where and when to seek help, techniques and exercises to help you overcome shyness and social anxiety, the latest information on medications and treatments, including those for children and adolescents, and ways to improve your relationships, manage physical symptoms, and conquer anxious thoughts. In this book you will find a variety of helpful resources to help you break the bonds of shyness.

GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER

Managing Your Mind: The Mental Fitness Game
Butler G. and Hope T.
Oxford University Press, New York, N.Y. (1995)
ISBN 0195111257

The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook (3rd edition)
Bourne E.J.
New Harbinger Publications, Oakland, CA (1995)
ISBN 157224223X

The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook (5th edition)
Davis M, Eshelman ER, McKay M
Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications (1995)
ISBN 1572242140

Worry Control Workbook
Copland E.
New Harbinger Publications, Oakland, CA. (1998)
ISBN 1572241209

SPECIFIC PHOBIAS

Flying Without Fear
Brown D.
New Harbinger Publications, Oakland, CA. (1996)
ISBN 1572240423

Mastery of Your Phobia (Client Workbook)
Antony MM, Craske MG, Barlow DH
Academic Press. (1995)
ISBN 0127850341

Overcoming Specific Phobia: A Hierarchy and Exposure-Based Protocol for the Treatment of All Specific Phobias (Client Manual)
Bourne E.J.
New Harbinger Publications, Oakland, CA. (1998)
ISBN 1572241152

The Fearless Flyer: How to Fly in Comfort and Without Trepidation
Hartman C. & Huffaker J.S.
Eighth Mountain Press, Portland, OR. (1995)
ISBN 0933377339

BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER

The Broken Mirror: Understanding and Treating Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Phillips K.A.
Oxford University Press, New York, N.Y. (1998)
ISBN 0195121260
DEPRESSION

An Unquiet Mind
Jamison, Kay Redfield
Random House, Inc., New York, NY. (1997)
ISBN 0679763309
Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison, founder of UCLA’s Affective Disorder Clinic, is one of the foremost authorities on manic-depressive illness who herself has suffered from manic-depressive illness since adolescence. “An Unquiet Mind” chronicles Dr. Jamison’s odyssey from her first bouts of mild mania at age 17 to her spiralling descent into despair. A rare and insightful look at mental illness.
Do You Have a Depressive Illness?: How to tell, what to do
Klein D.F., Wender P.H.
New American Library Trade (1990)
ISBN 0452260620

Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy
Burns D.
Wholecare (1999)
ISBN 0380810336

Wholecare (1999)
ISBN 0380810336
The good news is that anxiety, guilt, pessimism, procastination, low self-esteem, and other “black holes” of depression can be cured without drugs. In Feeling Good, David D. Burns, M.D., outlines scientifically proven techniques that will help you develop a positive outlook on life.

Mind Over Mood: A Cognitive Therapy Treatment Manual for Clients
Greenberger D. and Padesky C.A.
Guilford Press, New York, N.Y. (1995)
ISBN 0898621283

Overcoming Depression (3rd edition)
Papolos D.F., Papolos J.
HarperCollins (1997)
ISBN 0060927828

The Depression Workbook: A Guide for Living with Depression
Copeland M.E.
New Harbinger Publications, Inc, Oakland, CA.
ISBN 157224268X

Understanding Depression
Klein D.F., Wender P.H.
ISBN 0195072790

TRICHOTILLOMANIA

Help for Hair Pullers: Understanding and Coping with Trichotillomania
Keuthen N. Stein D.J., Christenson G.A.
New Harbinger Publications, Oakland, CA. (2001)
ISBN 1572242329
Help for Hair Pullers is a compassionate self-help guide for those who suffer from trichotillomania, their significant others, and the professionals who treat them. Written by the leading experts in the field, the book reviews the latest medications and treatment options and offers simple and effective cognitive-behavioural techniques for controlling the condition. Readers learn that they are not alone in dealing with this condition, find out about symptoms and behaviours and other problems associated with trichotillomania, and learn how they can motivate themselves to change. The authors also explain how families and friends can help and what sufferers can do to reach out to the growing support community that exists on the web and within national and local consumer organizations.

The Hair Pulling ‘Habit’ & You: How to Solve the Trichotillomania Puzzle
Golomb R., Vavrichek S.
Writer’s Cooperative of Greater Washington (2000)
ISBN 0967305020

Trichotillomania: New Developments
Stein D., Hollander E., Christenson G.
American Psychiatric Press Inc. (1999)
ISBN 0880487593

You Are Not Alone: Compulsive Hair Pulling, the Enemy Within
Salazar C.
Cheryn Intl. (1995)
ISBN 0965067009

CHILDREN WITH ANXIETY

Freeing Your Child from Anxiety: Powerful, Practical Solutions to Overcome Your Child’s Fears, Worries, and Phobias
Chansky T.
Broadway Books (March 2004)
ISBN: 9767914929
Childhood should be a happy and carefree time, yet more and more children today are exhibiting symptoms of anxiety. In this book a childhood anxiety disorder specialist examines all manifestations of childhood fears, including social anxiety, Tourette’s Syndrome, hair-pulling, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and phobias, and guides you through a program to help your child back to emotional safety.

Freeing Your Child from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Chansky T.
Three Rivers Press (2001)
ISBN 0812931173

Helping Your Anxious Child – A Step by Step Guide for Parents
Rapee R.M., Spence S.H., Cobham V., Wignall A.
New Harbinger Publications, Inc., Oakland, CA.
ISBN 1572241918

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents: A Guide
Johnston H.F.
Dean Foundation for Health, Research, and Education, Madison, WI (1997)
ISBN 1890802131

The Panic Book
Phillips N.
Shrink-Rap Press.
ISBN 0958560420

The School Wobblies
Wever C.
Shrink-Rap Press (1994)
ISBN 0646220640

The Secret Problem
Wever C.
Shrink-Rap Press
ISBN 0646220630

Shy Children, Phobic Adults: Nature and Treatment of Social Phobia
Beidel D.C., Turner S.
American Psychological Association. (1997)
ISBN 1557984611

Your Anxiety Child – How Parents and Teachers Can Relieve Anxiety in Children
Dacey J.S., Fine L.
Jossey-Bass Publications, San Francisco. (2000)
ISBN 0787949973