Coping With Social Anxiety The Definitive Guide To Effective Treatment Options

The Complete Guide to Understanding and Overcoming Social Anxiety Disorder, From a Prominent Researcher and Leading Clinician For the 5.3 Million Americans With Social Anxiety disorder, social situations are a nightmare. Unlike people who are simply shy, people with social anxiety disorder become sick with fear during normal interactions. They experience physical symptoms like sweating, trembling, a shaky voice, or a pounding heart, and, although they know their fears are irrational, they are virtually incapable of maintaining healthy relationships and performing everyday tasks in public settings. Fortunately, social anxiety disorder does not need to stand in the way of a normal life. In Coping with Social Anxiety, Dr. Eric Hollander, director of the Compulsive, Impulsive, and Anxiety Disorders Program at the Mount Sinai Medical Center, fully explains this common psychiatric illness and shows how you can work with your doctor to overcome it to establish meaningful relationships. Drawing on his years of successfully treating this disorder in his clinical practice, Dr. Hollander fully explains * Who gets social anxiety disorder, and why * The newest research into the disorder's causes and physiological and psychological effects * The full range of treatment options, including therapy, self-treatment, and drugs * How to select the best therapeutic course with your doctor * The link between social anxiety and depression Coping with Social Anxiety is the only book you'll need to make informed judgments about the proper treatment to seek-and reclaim your life.Hollander, Eric is the author of 'Coping With Social Anxiety The Definitive Guide To Effective Treatment Options', published 2005 under ISBN 9780805075823 and ISBN 0805075828.