1 comments about Social Anxiety Disorder: Research and Practice.

1. This book provides a comprehensive review of this common, distressing and disabling illnes and its treatment. A great textbook that serves as a usefull educatinal tool that will add to your understanding of social anxiety disorder and assist you in treating your patientes affected by this condition. I give it five stars!

No comments about Practitioner's Guide to Treating Fear and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach (Child Therapy Series).

1 comments about 5-HTP: The Serotonin Connection: The Exciting New Approach to Overcoming Depression, Reducing Anxiety, and Controlling Your Appetite.

1. While "The Serotonin Connection" does a service to its readers of partially explaining the role of the neurotransmitter in brain's chemical activities and their relation to psychological and physical well-being, it falls short in its explanation of the relationship of serontin to the other neurotransmitters.

   While it is undoubtedly true that serotonin plays a major role in psychological well-being, its interaction with dopamine, norepinephrine, and other neurotransmitters in overall brain activity is still poorly understood. This is the reason that most SSRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibiters) have a statement in their inserts concerning the limited knowledge of their activities in the brain.

   This book is, I fear, another of those "take this you'll feel better" brands of literature. No chemical has that capability, to which the people who take cocaine and heroin can attest. Because serotonin is a natural brain chemical does not alter that fact.

   This book does not mention the serotonin syndrome, a serious, sometimes fatal effect of the long-term use of certain SSRIs. That serotonin plays a necessary role in the brain's activities is well documented; that it is a panacea is not.

   Those seeking real, positive change in their lives will not find them in this, or for that matter any, book. "Do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with your god" A 2500 year old guide to happiness which still works.

   As a person with a severe, chronic, bipolar disorder ,and a former training specialist in scientific operations for a large pharmaceutical company, I can attest to the limited role of chemicals, natural and synthetic, in making you happy. That they are sometimes necessary is indisputable, this book seems to assert that they can actually lead to a "happy" life. As my psychiatrist once stated " we are all hopelessly human". Nothing we can ingest can change that fact.

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2 comments about Postpartum Mood And Anxiety Disorders: A Guide.

1. This book has many case studies and describes each aspect of postpartum disorders in great detail. Overall a wonderful book. Cheryl is an excellent writer.



2. This book is a good outline guide, but it seems to be a little short on information- especially for the price!

2 comments about Empty Cubicles: Employee Retention When Downsizing -- Avoid The Anxiety Created By Layoffs.

1. This 4 page document had nothing but vague generalties: "Employee Morale falls when many positions are unfilled", "Managers must reassure and motivate employees in down times."
   
   The advice was largely vague and useless: "Develop an open-door policy" , "Make the workplace as pleasant and stress-free as possible."
   
   I'd continue giving a couple of more examples, but then I'd be giving the whole thing away.
   
   A rip-off for three dollars. But even more distressing was the time I took ordering it.



2. This short e-doc was a real help to me when going into a meeting on what to do to prevent discouragement and paralysis among those employees who were not let go after the second round of layoffs we've made in th past six months. It provided a great start point, and gave me ideas to investigate further. The vocabularly you get in these e-docs always makes doing additional research easier.

No comments about Think and Make It Happen: The Breakthrough Program for Conquering Anxiety, Overcoming Negative Thoughts, and Discovering Your True Potential.

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No comments about Because It's My Body!: Keep 'Em Safe Series: Anxiety-Free Learning for Children (Keep 'em Safe Series: Anxiety-Free Learning for Children).