Many ADAA members have written self-help books about anxiety and related disorders.

Published by ADAA

Purchase the ADAA publications below and request educational brochures.

Facing Panic: Self-Help for People With Panic Attacks,
by R. Reid Wilson, PhD
Silver Spring, MD: ADAA: 2003. ($15.00)

Download the charts in this book to help you practice and track the skills you learn to overcome your panic. 

Triumph Over Shyness: Conquering Social Anxiety Disorder,
Second Edition, by Murray B. Stein, MD, MPH, and John R. Walker, PhD
Silver Spring, MD: ADAA, 2009. ($15.00)

Look inside: Read excerpts from this book.

Below are self-help books and materials about anxiety and related disorders authored by ADAA members, available through online sites.

Anxiety (general)

Active Relaxation: How to Increase Your Productivity and Achieve Balance by Decreasing Stress and Anxiety, by Jennifer L. Abel, PhD. Self-published: 2010.

Extinguishing Anxiety: Whole Brain Strategies to Relieve Fear and Stress, by C.M. Pittman and E. M. Karle. South Bend, IN: Foliadeux Press, 2009.

Getting Over Stage Fright: A New Approach to Resolving Your Fear of Public Speaking and Performing, by Janet Esposito. Love Your Life Publishing: 2009.

In the SpotLight: Guided Exercises to Create a Calm and Confident State of Mind, Body and Spirit While Speaking or Performing (CD), by Janet Esposito and Diane Bahr-Groth. In The SpotLight: 2003.

In the SpotLight: Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking and Performing, by Janet E. Esposito. In The SpotLight: 2005

Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think, by Dennis Greenberger and Christine Padesky. Guilford Press, 1995.

10 Simple Solutions to Worry: How to Calm Your Mind, Relax Your Body and Reclaim Your Life, by Kevin L. Gyoerkoe and Pamela S. Wiegartz. New Harbinger, 2006.

The Worrier’s Guide to Overcoming Procrastination: Breaking Free from the Anxiety that Holds You Back, by Pamela S. Wiegartz and Kevin L. Gyoerkoe. New Harbinger, 2011.

Bipolar Disorder

The Bipolar Handbook:Real-Life Questions with Up-to-Date Answers, by Wes Burgess. Avery/Penguin, 2006.

Manual del Trastorno Bipolar, Preguntas Prácticas de la Vida Real con Respuestas Actualizadas, by Wes Burgess. Ediciones Robinbook: Barcelona, Spain, 2007. (Spanish)

When Someone You Love Is Bipolar: Help and Support for You and Your Partner, by Cynthia G. Last. The Guilford Press, 2009.

Transtorno Bipolar. Perguntas da Vida Real com Prespostas Atualizadas. Editora Gaia, by Wes Burgess. São Paulo, Brasil, 2010. (Portugese)

Children and Teens

Free From OCD: A Workbook for Teens With Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, by T.A. Sisemore. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 2010.

Help for Worried Kids: How Your Child Can Conquer Anxiety and Fear, by Cynthia G. Last. The Guilford Press, 2006.

I Bet I Won’t Fret: A Workbook to Help Children With Generalized Anxiety Disorder, by T.A. Sisemore. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 2008.

Outsmart Your Worry Tool Kit for Kids, by Tool Kits for Kids, LLC, Glen Rock, NJ 2007.

Parenting a Child Who Has Intense Emotions: Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills to Help Your Child Regulate Emotional Outbursts and Aggressive Behaviors, by Pat Harvey and Jeanine A Penzo. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 2009.

What to Do When Bad Habits Take Hold: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Nail Biting and More, by Dawn Huebner. Magination Press, 2009.

What to Do When You Dread Your Bed: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Problems  With Sleep, by Dawn Huebner. Magination Press, 2008.

What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Anxiety, by Dawn Huebner. Magination Press, 2006.

What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming OCD, by Dawn Huebner. Magination Press, 2007.

Depression   

The Depression Answer Book: Professional Answers to More Than 275 Critical Questions About Medication, Therapy, Support, and More, by Wes Burgess. Sourcebooks, 2009.

GAD

I Bet I Won’t Fret: A Workbook to Help Children With Generalized Anxiety Disorder, by T.A. Sisemore. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 2008.

OCD and OCD Spectrum

Free From OCD: A Workbook for Teens With Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, by T.A. Sisemore. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 2010.

Overcoming Compulsive Hoarding, by Fugen Neziroglu, José Yaryura-Tobias, and Jerome Bubnick. New Harbinger, 2010.

Overcoming Depersonalization Disorders: How to Overcome Feelings of Unreality and Numbness, by Fugen Neziroglu and Katharine Donnelly. New Harbinger, 2010.

Stop Obsessing!: How to Overcome Your Obsessions and Compulsions (Revised Edition), by Edna Foa and Reid Wilson. New York: Bantam Books, 2001.

What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming OCD, by Dawn Huebner. Magination Press, 2007.

The OCD Answer Book, by Patrick McGrath. Sourcebooks, 2007.

Panic Disorder

Don’t Panic: Taking Control of Anxiety Attacks (Third Edition), by Reid Wilson. New York: Collins Living, 2009.

Women

Soothe Your Nerves: The Black Woman’s Guide to Understanding and Overcoming Anxiety, Panic, and Fear, by Angela Neal-Barnett.  Fireside/Simon and Schuster, 2003.

The Pregnancy and Postpartum Anxiety Workbook: Practical Skills to Help You Overcome Anxiety, Worry, Panic Attacks, Obsessions and Compulsions, by Pamela S. Wiegartz and Kevin L. Gyoerkoe. New Harbinger, 2009

Non-English

Manual del Trastorno Bipolar, Preguntas Prácticas de la Vida Real con Respuestas Actualizadas, by Wes Burgess. Ediciones Robinbook: Barcelona, Spain, 2007. (Spanish)

Transtorno Bipolar. Perguntas da Vida Real com Prespostas Atualizadas. Editora Gaia, by Wes Burgess. São Paulo, Brasil, 2010. (Portugese)