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From panic disorder and phobias to post-traumatic stress disorder and OCD, anxiety disorders involve intense, often overpowering anxiety that is caused by irrational fear and dread. Through objective discussion, numerous direct quotes, and full-color illustrations, this title examines What Are Anxiety Disorders? What Causes Anxiety Disorders? What Are the Effects of Anxiety Disorders? and Can People Overcome Anxiety Disorders?
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School Library Journal Review
Gr 6-10-These titles provide a systematic and focused look at their respective subjects. Each title begins with an overview and then provides an explanation of the disorder. Personality Disorders covers 10 types, including paranoid and schizoid disorders. Subsequent chapters explore causes and the ways these conditions impact patients' lives and ultimately address whether sufferers can overcome them. Short sections containing primary-source quotes and bulleted facts and charts that highlight important information are appended to each chapter. Anxiety Disorders covers six main types, including panic and obsessive-compulsive disorder. It strikes an off-note with the inclusion of a graph showing that women who have had abortions have an increased likelihood of developing an anxiety disorder. Since this is the only study cited that links a particular action with an increased rate of anxiety, it adds an unfortunate and unnecessary political agenda to the topic. With the exception of the aforementioned problem, these titles are useful for reports as well as general interest; the inclusion of information on key people and advocacy groups as well as a chronology of events that highlights the historical background and important milestones adds value.-Ragan O'Malley, Saint Ann's School, Brooklyn, NY (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
In each volume, a two-page "At a Glance" section and a longer "Overview" section introduce four essays describing the title disease/disorder, its causes, risks/problems, and treatment or prevention. Each essay is followed by quotations from primary and secondary sources and a bulleted list of facts, charts, and graphs. The quotes lack context, making it difficult to judge validity or bias. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind. [Review covers these Compact Research titles: Personality Disorders, Herpes, Anxiety Disorders, Brain Tumors, and Schizophrenia.] (c) Copyright 2011. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Booklist Review
Fortified with contemporary individual case studies of both teens and adults, each title in the Compact Research: Diseases and Disorders series discusses variations of each disease, as well as the prevalence, symptoms, causes, effects, diagnoses, and treatment, drawing upon media interviews and commentary as well as clinical reports and research studies. Anxiety Disorders will have wide YA readership, especially because it is the most common form of mental illness in the U. S. from post-traumatic stress disorder and panic attacks to claustrophobia. The discussion is jargon free, honest about trauma's agonizing toll, and includes info on therapy and medications. The clear design includes recent graphs and tables, color photos and diagrams, and lots of carefully documented primary-source quotes from patients, researchers, and scientists.--Rochman, Hazel Copyright 2010 Booklist
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. 4 |
| Anxiety Disorders at a Glance | p. 6 |
| Overview | p. 8 |
| What Are Anxiety Disorders? | p. 20 |
| Primary Source Quotes | p. 27 |
| Facts and Illustrations | p. 30 |
| What Causes Anxiety Disorders? | p. 35 |
| Primary Source Quotes | p. 42 |
| Facts and Illustrations | p. 45 |
| What Are the Effects of Anxiety Disorders? | p. 50 |
| Primary Source Quotes | p. 57 |
| Facts and Illustrations | p. 60 |
| Can People Overcome Anxiety Disorders? | p. 64 |
| Primary Source Quotes | p. 71 |
| Facts and Illustrations | p. 74 |
| Key People and Advocacy Groups | p. 79 |
| Chronology | p. 80 |
| Related Organizations | p. 82 |
| For Further Research | p. 86 |
| Source Notes | p. 88 |
| List of Illustrations | p. 91 |
| Index | p. 92 |
| About the Author | p. 96 |
