The Peace of Mind Prescription: an Authoritative Guide to Finding the Most Effective Treatment for Anxiety and Depression.DENNIS S. CHARNEY AND CHARLES B. NEMEROFF WITH STEPHEN BRAUN THE PEACE OF MIND PRESCRIPTION: An Authoritative Guide to Finding the Most Effective Treatment for Anxiety and Depression As the authors report, nearly 38 million People in the United states United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. suffer from anxiety and depression, making these conditions the leading cause of disability in this country. However, only one person in five gets adequate treatment. One reason is that the myriad drugs for these conditions work differently in different people. Charney, chief of the mood and anxiety disorder anxiety disorder n. Any of various psychiatric disorders in which anxiety is either the primary disturbance or is the result of confronting a feared situation or object. research program at the National Institute of Mental Health The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is part of the federal government of the United States and the largest research organization in the world specializing in mental illness. , teams with Nemeroff, a professor of psychiatry at Emery emery: see corundum. emery Granular rock consisting of a mixture of the mineral corundum (aluminum oxide, Al2O3) and iron oxides such as magnetite (Fe3O4) or hematite (Fe2O3). University, to explain the treatments and how they must be tailored to each patient. With medical writer Braun, the authors approach their objective from the emerging perspective that anxiety and depression are interrelated in·ter·re·late tr. & intr.v. in·ter·re·lat·ed, in·ter·re·lat·ing, in·ter·re·lates To place in or come into mutual relationship. in . They survey the array of drags and other therapies available to treat both disorders, highlighting the latest breakthroughs as well as treatments on the horizon. In general, the authors advocate a pharmaceutical approach enhanced by talk therapy. Dozens of case studies that illustrate the complications commonly encountered during various treatments also show how medicines affect the brain. HM, 2004, 259 p., b&w illus., hardcover, $25.00. |
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