Getting Older without Getting Anxious: A Book for Seniors Loved Ones and Caregivers

Description

Informative and full of hope GETTING OLD WITHOUT GETTING ANXIOUS assists older people and their carers in overcoming one of the more crippling and misunderstood human afflictions: anxiety. Geriatric psychiatrist and bestselling author of The 36-Hour Day Dr. Peter Rabins explains that the many changes that occur as a person ages can trigger severe and life-altering anxiety often destroying lives. Anxiety is often dismissed as simply a by-product of old age. Yet Dr. Rabins shows that experiencing life as an older person does not mean living in fear and he provides the tools to help people break free from the debilitating grasp of their disorders. Stories from patients encourage and motivate both those suffering from mental illness and their carers. The book will show readers how to: * Learn how late-life anxiety differs from anxiety in younger people * Identify the disorder a loved one may have and its causes * Treat the affliction with the best remedy or combination of options available.

Peter V. Rabins, M.D., is a nationally respected geriatric psychiatrist and a leading expert in the field. On the faculty of Johns Hopkins University since 1978, Rabins is a professor of psychiatry, with joint appointments in the departments of Medicine and Health Policy and Management. Lynn Lauber is a writer.