Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Self-Help health guides- Anxiety & Depression

Self Help Health Guides: Anxiety
Khleber Chapman Attwell
2010   Paperback   9789380108643  224pp  6 X 9"
Single Colour 

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Reviews:
 "Dr. Attwell has written a book that will be of benefit to all those persons who have experienced anxiety, especially those who have had their lives disrupted by this disabling disorder. He describes how and why anxiety occurs and what can be done about it. Based on years of clinical experience, Dr. Attwell offers a common-sense approach to successful treatment. For a comprehensive understanding of anxiety in all of its manifestations, I recommend this book highly."

Benjamin J. Sadock, MD, Menas S. Gregory Professor and Vice-Chairman of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine

"This book represents a major achievement by providing a simple, straightforward explanation of a rather complicated area in mental health. Dr. Attwell manages to describe and explain the complex phenomenon of anxiety in a way that appeals to both experts in the field and the general public. It relies on a depth and breadth of knowledge never before provided to the public at large. I recommend it to anyone who wishes to truly understand all the facets of anxiety."

- Samuel Herschkowitz, MD, Clinical Professor & Director, The NYU Psychoanalytic Institute, NYU Medical Center
 
Description: Approximately 19 million Americans suffer from anxiety disorders, many without knowing why they experience their symptoms. Whether you are a newly diagnosed patient, a patient already in treatment who may wish to understand more deeply the roots of anxiety, or a friend or relative of someone suffering from anxiety, this book offers help. The only text available to provide both the doctor’s and the patient’s view, Jones and Bartlett Self Help Health Guides Anxiety gives you authoritative, practical answers to your questions. This book deals directly with the nature of anxiety and its underlying causes, treatment options (including various forms of psychotherapy and medication), advice on coping with anxiety, sources of support, and much more. Written by psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Dr. Chap Attwell, with "insider" commentary from actual patients, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone struggling with the medical, psychological, or emotional turmoil of this debilitating condition.  
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Contents:

Preface
Introduction

Part 1: The Basics

Questions 1-19 provide basic information about anxiety, including:

•    What is anxiety?

•    What is the general philosophy of this book?

•    What is the difference between anxiety and fear?


Part 2: The Many Faces of Anxiety

Questions 20-67 define and describe the various forms of anxiety, including:


•    What is performance anxiety?

•    What causes a panic attack?

•    Can anxiety really keep me up all night?


Part 3: Treatment

Questions 68-100 address how, where, and what kind of treatment to seek, including:

•    What is the difference between a psychiatrist and a psychologist, between a social worker and a nurse? Whom should I see?

•    What are the most important things to find out from my doctor when I am figuring out a treatment course?

•    What are the different kinds of therapies?

Resources
Rating Scales
Glossary
Index.


About the Author: 
Dr. Chap Attwell 
Dr. Chap Attwell studied history as an undergraduate at Rice University; completed his master’s degree in public health at the University of Texas School of Public Health; and obtained his medical degree at Baylor College of Medicine, all in Houston, Texas. He moved to New York City in 1997 to train in psychiatry at NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital, where he still teaches in the Department of Psychiatry and works as the co-director of medical student mental health at the NYU School of Medicine. In addition, Dr. Attwell has completed his adult psychoanalytic training at NYU Psychoanalytic Institute at NYU Medical Center, where he also continues to study as a senior candidate in the child psychoanalytic program. He holds the title of Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and primarily pursues his passion of psychiatry and psychoanalysis in his private practice in New York City, where he also lives.

Target Audience: An invaluable guide for people suffering from anxiety, their families, friends, co-workers, etc.



Self Help Health Guides: Depression
Ava Albrecht & Charles Herrick
 2010   Paperback   9789380108650   230pp  6 X 9"
Single Colour

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Reviews:
"An unusually comprehensive and clearly written guide for individuals struggling with depression, as well as for their families, friends, clinicians and co-workers. This far-reaching book covers much more thant the basics of diagnosis and treatment. It is an invaluable resource, written in a practical question-and-answer format, for those seeking to understand subtle differences in therapies, causes, medications, age differences and the complex interplay of neuroscience, genetics and psychiatry"
- Monica L Creelman, PhD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist (private practice in NYC)
Faculty, New York Medical College
Faculty, Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies
"Self Help Guides Depression is a thoughtfully written book that is easy to understand and use. The authors discuss various aspects of depression in a matter-of-fact way and provide questions that patients and their families can refer to as invaluable resources to learn about depression and how it may have an effect on those they love"

-Carol A Berstein, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Vice Chair for Graduate Education and Director
Residency Training in Psychiatry
New York University School of Medicine


Description: 
Whether you a€™re a newly diagnosed patient, or a friend or relative, this book offers help. The only volume available to provide the doctor€™s and patient€™s view, Self Help Health Guides: Depression gives you authoritative, practical answers to your questions about treatment options, advices on coping with depression, sources of support, and much more. Written by two prominent psychiatrists, Drs Ava T Albrecht and Charles Herrick, with commentary from both a patient and a family member, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the medical, psychological and emotional turmoil of this debilitating condition.

Contents:

Part 1: The Basics

Questions 1-10 discuss basic brain chemistry and concepts needed to understand depression, including:


• What are emotions, and why do we have them?

• What is the difference between thoughts and feelings?

• How does the brain affect behavior and regulate emotional states?

Part 2: Diagnosis

Questions 11-24 Discuss the recognition and diagnosis of depression, including:What are the symptoms of depression?


• How is depression diagnosed?

• What are the different types of depression?

Part 3: Risk/Prevention/Epidemiology

Questions 25-34 discuss risk factors for depression including:

What are the risk factors associated with depression?


• Are certain people more susceptible to depression?

• I have recently been diagnosed with depression. What are the risks that my children will inherit it?

Part 4: Treatment

Questions 35-66 discuss medications, therapies, treatment indications, and risks including:


What are the different types of treatment for depression? • Does the type of depression that I have determine the type

Part 5: Associated Conditions

Questions 67-73 discuss conditions commonly associated with depression, including:


I have been diagnosed with depression and anxiety. How is the combination of conditions treated?

• My Spouse is drinking  a lot of alchol lately. My friend thinks he might be self medicating. What does that mean?

• Why is my doctors telling me that I need treatment for my addiction when I thought treating the depression would solve my Problem?

Part 6 : Special Populations

Question 74-88 discuss depression in children, older persons, women and the  medically ill, including :


Do children get depressed?

• The guidance counselor at school thinks that our teenage daughter is depressed. She spends a lot of time in her room. Is this normal teen behaviour?

Part 7: Surviving

Questions 89 -100 discuss prognosis, confidentiality, and rights, including:


What are my rights to refuse hospitalization? • What are my rights to refuse medication and other treatments? • What are my rights to privacy? • Appendix A • Appendix B • Glossary • Index

About the Authors:

Ava T. Albrecht, MD-Clinical Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychology, New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital, New York City, New York, Service Chief, Adolescent Inpatient Unit, Silver Hill Hospital, New Canaan, Connecticut

Ava T. Albrecht, MD, is a graduate of Rush Medical College in Chicago, Illinois. She completed her psychiatric residency training in general psychiatry as well as child and adolescent psychiatry at the New York University School of Medicine. She served as Associate Director of the Adolescent Day Hospital at Bellevue Hospital Center in New York City for 8 years prior to taking on her current position as Service Chief of Adolescent Inpatient Services at Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, Connecticut. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at New York University School of Medicine. Her past clinical experience includes working in emergency psychiatry as an attending physician in the Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program at Bellevue Hospital Center. She as also worked with developmentally disabled youth as a staff psychiatrist in an outpatient clinic setting for the Young Adult Institute/Premier HealthCare. Dr. Albrecht currently maintains a private practice in New York City and New Canaan, Connecticut where she evaluates and treats children, adolescents, and adults, many of whom suffer from depression. With hobbies that include writing and reading, she has both authored and co-authored chapters in books for mental health professionals. This is Dr. Albrecht’s fourth publication in this series, previously co-authoring 100 Questions & Answers About Depression, First Edition, 100 Questions & Answers About Bipolar Disorder, and authoring most recently 100 Questions & Answers About Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

Charles Herrick, MD-New York Medical College and Danbury Hospital, Valhalla, New York, Department of Psychiatry, Danbury Hospital, Danbury, Connecticut


Dr. Charles Herrick graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. He completed his residency training in general psychiatry at Tufts, New England Medical Center Hospitals and in child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Herrick presently serves as Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Danbury Hospital, Danbury, CT.   He is a member of the faculty at New York Medical College as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry where his duties include teaching medical students and psychiatry residents. Dr. Herrick’s clinical experience has been diverse in terms of patient population, practice setting and geographic location. He has served as an outpatient staff psychiatrist in a managed care setting at Kaiser Permanente Hospital, South San Francisco. He also was an attending psychiatrist at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx where his duties pertained to inpatient, outpatient, and emergency room psychiatry and concurrently held a faculty appointment as Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He has overseen various programs throughout Danbury Hospital, including consultation services, Crisis Intervention Services, Inpatient Services, and Chemical Dependency Services. He has lectured on a variety of psychiatric topics to both medical audiences and the general public. Dr. Herrick divides his time between teaching, seeing patients, and administration.

Target Audience: An invaluable guide for people suffering from depression, their families, friends, co-workers, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, etc.