The Essential Handbook of Social Anxiety for Clinicians [Paperback]

W. Ray Crozier (Editor), Lynn E. Alden (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 21, 2005

Essentials of Social Anxiety is a shorter, revised paperback edition of The International Handbook of Social Anxiety, focusing on developmental and clinical perspectives. It is organized into two parts: The Development of Social Anxiety; and Clinical Perspectives and Interventions. Like the International Handbook, it covers research, assessment and treatment, giving clinical practitioners comprehensive coverage of the area and a single concise desk reference.

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"...An essential book for professionals working with anxiety due to the well-written, researched and scholarly chapters with many relevant references and a useful index." (International Journal of Adolescent Medical Health, Vol 17 (4), 2005)

"...an essential book for professionals working with anxiety, due to the well-written, researched and scholarly chapters..." (International Journal of Adolescence Med Health, vol 17, no.4, 2004)

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The Essential Handbook of Social Anxiety for Clinicians contains a selection of revised and updated chapters from the successful International Handbook of Social Anxiety. This selection focuses on developmental and clinical perspectives, providing a comprehensive review of research into social anxiety and social phobia. Organized into two sections, this comprehensive volume examines the origins and development of social anxiety alongside its assessment and treatment.

W. Ray Crozier and Lynn E. Alden have brought together leading international experts in developmental psychology, clinical psychology and psychiatry to provide a state-of-the-art account of knowledge on social anxiety.

Authoritative and up-to-date, this volume provides an Essential desk reference for clinical psychologists and psychiatrists. It will also be of interest to students, teachers and researchers in developmental, personality and abnormal psychology, as well as those training to practice in clinical psychology, psychiatry, psychotherapy and counselling.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 356 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (March 21, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470022663
• ISBN-13: 978-0470022665
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Essential handbook of social anxiety for clinicians, August 20, 2005

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Joav Merrick (Israel) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Essential Handbook of Social Anxiety for Clinicians (Paperback)

Social anxiety is triggered by the prospect or reality of certain kinds of social situations, as opposed to anxiety associated with for example insects, heights, enclosed spaces, blood or death. Social situations can be meeting new people, going on a date, public speaking or answering the telephone.

The essential handbook of social anxiety is a condensed version of the "International handbook of social anxiety" published by Wiley in 2001 with 13 up-dated chapters by professionals and researchers working in the field of psychology and psychiatry from Canada, United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

The first section on origins and development of anxiety has five chapters, while the second section on clinical perspectives and interventions has eight chapters.

An essential book for professionals working with anxiety due to the well-written, researched and scholarly chapters with many relevant references and a useful index.

Professor Joav Merrick, MD

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