The anxious brain : the neurobiological basis of anxiety disorders and how to effectively treat them / Margaret Wehrenberg, Steven Prinz.

New York : W.W. Norton & Co., [2007]

xii, 274 pages : black and white illustrations ; 25 cm

"A Norton professional book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-263) and index.

Introduction -- ch. 1. The physical brain and the mind of anxiety -- ch. 2. Neurotransmitters : messengers of the brain -- ch. 3. Panic disorder : mindless fear -- ch. 4. Treating panic disorder -- ch. 5. Medicating for panic disorder -- ch. 6. Generalized anxiety disorder : worry without reason -- ch. 7. Treating generalized anxiety disorder -- ch. 8. Medicating for generalized anxiety disorder -- ch. 9. Social anxiety disorder : fear of exposure -- ch. 10. Treating social anxiety disorder -- ch. 11. Medicating for social anxiety disorder.