My age of anxiety : fear, hope, dread, and the search for peace of mind

Summary: The author recounts his lifelong battle with anxiety, showing the many manifestations of the disorder as well as the countless treatments that have been developed to counteract it, and provides a history of the efforts to understand this common form of mental illness.

Record details

ISBN: 9780307269874 (hc.)
ISBN: 0307269876 (hc.)
ISBN: 9780307390608 (sc.)
Physical Description: 400 pages ; 24 cm.
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	The nature of anxiety -- What do we talk about when we talk about anxiety -- A rumbling in the belly -- Performance anxiety -- A sack of enzymes -- A brief history of panic, or, how drugs created a new disorder -- Medication and the meaning of anxiety -- Separation anxiety -- Warriors & worriers, the genetics of anxiety -- Redemption -- Ages of anxiety, shame, resilience, and the human condition.