Further reading about anxiety disorders
To learn more about anxiety disorders, the following books provide useful information and inspirational stories:
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The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook, Fourth edition (Edmund J. Bourne, New Harbinger, 2005)
This practical workbook is packed with exercises and useful information, and takes an in-depth look at how anxiety disorders develop and how they can be treated.
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Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life (Steven C. Hayes and Spencer Smith, New Harbinger, 2005)
A step-by-step self-help program based on exercises in mindfulness, this useful book can be applied to a range of issues including alcohol, anxiety and eating disorders.
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The Happiness Trap (Dr Russ Harris, Exisle Publishing Limited, 2007)
Based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) principles, The Happiness Trap questions our notions of happiness and helps develop self-awareness in order to transform painful thoughts and their impact on our lives.
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Living Fully with Shyness and Social Anxiety: A Comprehensive Guide to Gaining Social Confidence (Erika B. Hilliard, Da Capo Press, 2005)
This engaging book looks at the process of anxiety and provides coaching to build the skills necessary to change thinking and behaviour. Based on current scientific research, it is an accessible and enjoyable read.
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Living with 'It': A Survivor's Guide to Panic Attacks (Bev Aisbett, HarperCollins, 2000)
Bev Aisbett is a survivor of panic attacks. Her reassuring, personal book shows how the attacks develop and how they can be treated.
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Loving Someone with OCD: Help for You and Your Family (Karen J. Landsman, Kathleen M. Rupertus and Cherry Pedrick, New Harbinger, 2005)
Written for family and friends of people with obsessive compulsive disorder, this book provides information about the causes, symptoms and treatments of the disorder. It also provides practical strategies for friends and family to build increased, healthy involvement in their lives. -
The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety: A Guide to Breaking Free from Anxiety, Phobias, and Worry Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (John P. Forsyth and George H. Eifert, New Harbinger, 2008)
This useful book applies the principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help sufferers of anxiety live fuller lives. The workbook’s skill-building exercises provide practical ways of confronting rather than avoiding anxiety.
Websites
If you would like to learn more about current research into anxiety disorders and their treatment, the following websites provide information on the latest guidelines, analysis and studies:
