Exploring Anxiety

In the first book to fully examine obsessive bad thoughts, Dr. Lee Baer combines the latest research with his own extensive experience in treating this widespread syndrome. Drawing on information ranging from new advances in brain technology to pervasive social taboos, Dr. Baer explores the root causes of bad thoughts, why they can spiral out of control, and how to recognize the crucial difference between harmless and dangerous bad thoughts.

Are you bombarded by a constant media feed of global terrorism, war, and rising unemployment rates - and by a mind-numbing array of ads that urge you to "ask your doctor" about the newest anti-anxiety medications? If it sometimes feels as if this country is having a collective anxiety attack, then you won't be surprised to learn that more than 19 million Americans suffer from some form of acute anxiety.

One in three teenagers suffers from social anxiety. This book was designed to help you move beyond social anxiety and into your personal comfort zone. Drawing on theory and research from various subfields within behavioral science, No More Social Anxiety for Teenagers offers the tools for understanding and discussing social anxiety in a causal and practical way.

From the best-selling author of Mozart's Brain and the Fighter Pilot comes an in-depth look at the science of anxiety and some essential guidelines for dealing with it.