Fears, Phobias and Rituals: Panic, Anxiety, and Their Disorders

by Isaac M. Marks

Book Overview

This book draws on fields as diverse as biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, psychology, psychiatry, and ethology, to form a fascinating synthesis of information on the nature of fear and of panic and anxiety disorders. Dr. Marks offers both a detailed discussion of the clinical aspects of fear-related syndromes and a broad exploration of the sources and mechanisms of fear and defensive behavior. Dealing first with normal fear, he establishes a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195039270
• ISBN13: 9780195039276
• Release Date: April 1987
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 704 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.2" x 8.9"