PATIENT RESOURCES
Anxiety, shyness, panic & phobias
Anxiety, Shyness, Panic, and Phobias
Books
Mastery of Your Anxiety and Panic (MAP-3): Client Workbook for Agoraphobia
David H. Barlow and Michelle G. Craske
Graywind Publications, 2000
Mind Over Mood
Dennis Greenberger and Christine Padesky
The Guilford Press, 1995
Fighting Fear
Frederick Newman
Bantam Books, 1986
Triumph over Shyness
Murray Stein
McGraw-Hill, 1992
Overcoming Generalized Anxiety Disorder - Client Manual:
A Relaxation, Cognitive Restructuring, and Exposure-Based Protocol for the Treatment of GAD
John R. White
New Harbinger Publications, 1999
Shyness: What It Is, What to Do About It
Philip G. Zimbardo
Perseus Books, 1977
Overcoming Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia, and
Overcoming Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia: Client Manual
Elke Zuercher-White
New Harbinger Publications, 1999
Organizations and Websites
Anxiety Disorders Association of America
8730 Georgia Avenue, Suite 600
Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
Main (240) 485-1001
Fax (240) 485-1035
AnxietyCoach.com
http://www.anxietycoach.com
A free self-help guide for people with anxiety disorders and the professionals who serve them. Offers many self-help techniques, all based on cognitive-behavioral methods, for panic disorder; agoraphobia; phobias of all kinds; fear of flying; stagefright and the fear of public speaking; and social phobia. Included on the site is a step-by-step guide to managing your own recovery. Created and maintained by David Carbonell, PhD.
ConquerAnxiety.com
http://www.conqueranxiety.com
ConquerAnxiety.com Offers self-help tools for overcoming anxiety and stress, information on anxiety disorders, and an online newsletter.
Freedom From Fear
308 Seaview Ave., Staten Island, NY, 10305
Phone: 718-351-1717, Fax: 718-980-502
http://www.freedomfromfear.org
Mood & Anxiety Disorders Program at NIMH
http://www.intramural.nimh.nih.gov/mood/
Worrywisekids.org
http://www.worrywisekids.org
Our mission is to improve the quality of life for anxious children and their families by providing parents, educators and mental health professionals with comprehensive, user-friendly information on the full range of anxiety disorders including obsessive compulsive disorder, panic, phobias, shyness, traumatic reactions, and more.
Flying in the Comfort Zone
http://www.fearofflyingdoctor.com
Site outlines a complete self-study program for individuals who are afraid to fly. This course has been taught at General Mitchell International Airport for the past 11 years. Site includes a "green sheet" which discusses subjects germane to the psychology of anxiety disorders.
