Many ADAA members have written self-help books about anxiety and related disorders.
Purchase the ADAA publications below [1] and request educational brochures. [2]
[3]
Facing Panic: Self-Help for People With Panic Attacks, [1]
by R. Reid Wilson, PhD
Silver Spring, MD: ADAA: 2003. ($15.00)
Download the charts in this book to help you [4]practice and track the skills you learn to overcome your panic.
[3]
Triumph Over Shyness: Conquering Social Anxiety Disorder, [1]
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. [5]
Below are self-help books and materials about anxiety and related disorders authored by ADAA members, available through online sites.
Extinguishing Anxiety: Whole Brain Strategies to Relieve Fear and Stress, by C.M. Pittman and E. M. Karle. South Bend, IN: Foliadeux Press, 2009.
The Guide to Compassionate Assertiveness: How to Express Your Needs and Deal With Conflict While Keeping a Kind Heart, by Sherrie Mansfield Vavrichek, LCSW-C. Oakland, California: New Harbinger Publications, 2012.
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 First Step: A Calm & Relaxed Lifestyle, Hypnosis-Guided Imagery Session, by Donald Dufford, PhD. Anxiety Treatment Services, 2010.
The Guide to Compassionate Assertiveness: How To Express Your Needs and Deal With Conflict While Keeping a Kind Heart, by Sherrie Mansfield Vavrichek, LCSW-C. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, 2012.
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.
Worry-Free, Hypnosis-Guided Imagery Session, by Donald Dufford, PhD. Anxiety Treatment Services, 2011.
When Someone You Love Is Bipolar: Help and Support for You and Your Partner, by Cynthia G. Last. The Guilford Press, 2009.
Free From OCD: A Workbook for Teens With Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, by T.A. Sisemore. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 2010.
The Hair Pulling Habit and You: How to Solve the Trichotillomania Puzzle,Revised Edition, by Ruth Goldfinger Golomb, LCPC, and Sherrie Mansfield Vavrichek, LCSW-C. Silver Spring, Maryland: Writers' Cooperative of Greater Washington, 2000.
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.
The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook for Teens: CBT and ACT Skills to Help You Build Social Confidence, by Jennifer Shannon, LMFT. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 2012.
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.
Managing Mood: Keys to Happiness, Hypnosis-Guided Imagery Session, by Donald Dufford, PhD. Anxiety Treatment Services, 2010.
I Bet I Won’t Fret: A Workbook to Help Children With Generalized Anxiety Disorder, by T.A. Sisemore. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 2008.
Free From OCD: A Workbook for Teens With Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, by T.A. Sisemore. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 2010.
OCD: Overcoming Obsessions, Hypnosis-Guided Imagery Session, by Donald Dufford, PhD. Anxiety Treatment Services, 2009.
OCD: ERP for Compulsions, Hypnosis-Guided Imagery Session, by Donald Dufford, PhD. Anxiety Treatment Services, 2009.
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 Hair Pulling Habit and You: How to Solve the Trichotillomania Puzzle, Revised Edition, by Ruth Goldfinger Golomb, LCPC and Sherrie Mansfield Vavrichek, LCSW-C. Silver Spring, MD" Writers' Cooperative of Greater Washington, 2000.
The OCD Answer Book, by Patrick McGrath. Sourcebooks, 2007.
Trichotillomania: Habit Reversal Training, Hypnosis-Guided Imagery Session, by Donald Dufford, PhD. Anxiety Treatment Services, 2010.
Agoraphobia: Desensitization, Hypnosis-Guided Imagery Session, by Donald Dufford, PhD. Anxiety Treatment Services, 2011.
Don’t Panic: Taking Control of Anxiety Attacks (Third Edition), by Reid Wilson. New York: Collins Living, 2009.
Panic: Breaking the Cycle, Hypnosis-Guided Imagery Session, by Donald Dufford, PhD. Anxiety Treatment Services, 2011.
Panic Attacks Workbook: A Guided Program for Beating the Panic Trick, by David Carbonell, PhD. Berkeley, California: Ulysses Press, 2004.
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
Links:
[1] http://www.adaa.org/netforum/shopping
[2] http://www.adaa.org/../../about-adaa/request-publications
[3] http://www.adaa.org/taking-action/shop
[4] http://www.adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/panic-disorder-agoraphobia
[5] http://www.adaa.org/sites/default/files/Look%20inside%20Triumph%20Over%20Shyness.pdf