The Emotional Revolution:
Rosenthal N.
- 16 september 2012
- 9780806536620
Samenvatting:
boldFeel Better...Live Better/boldbr/br/ Scientific discoveries are unlocking the mysteries of our emotional lives. Every week brings us new information on the environmental, hormonal, genetic, and chemical factors that affect our feelings, and an ever-expanding repertoire of methods to manage specific emotional conditions. But how can we apply this cutting-edge research to our own lives? br/br/ In The Emotional Revolution, Norman E. Rosenthal, psychiatrist, researcher, and specialist in the fields of psychopharmacology and psychobiology, offers a comprehensive guide to these exciting breakthroughs. He explores the latest findings about the body mechanisms that create emotions--and why our feelings can sometimes go out of control. He also offers simple self-help strategies and evaluates dozens of the newest treatments--both traditional and alternative--that can help with everything from depression and addiction to anxiety and excessive anger. br/br/ Here is fascinating, up-to-the-minute information you won't find in any other single resource, including: br/br/bulletlistbulletClues to the biological basis of monogamybr/br/bulletA new link between depression and heart disease, and what this means for the treatment of both conditionsbr/br/bulletHow simple patterns of eye movements can help alleviate painful memoriesbr/br/bulletHow taking a commonly-used blood pressure medication can help you cope with traumabr/br/bulletHow lying in the dark releases a hormone that can alleviate anxiety and cravingbr/br/bulletThe surprising health benefits of friendship and religionbr/br/bulletThe deadly dangers of angerbr/br/bulletThe health-promoting powers of love /bulletlistbr/br/ The first book to combine scientific research with prescriptive guidelines for the general reader, The Emotional Revolution is your guide to understanding the complexities of human feelings--and improving your life. br/br/"A well-researched, clearly-written, and absorbing book. Highly recommended for anyone who's ever seen a psychiatrist--or who hasn't!" --Dean Hamer, Ph.D., author of The Science of Desire br/br/ boldNorman E. Rosenthal, M.D.,/bold is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University. A practicing psychiatrist, Dr. Rosenthal has been listed in The Best Doctors in the U.S. For twenty years, he was a senior researcher in psychiatry and psychobiology at the National Institute of Mental Health. He has appeared on 20/20, CNN, National Public Radio, The Today Show, CBS Morning News, and Good Morning, America. Dr. Rosenthal lives and practices in Rockville, Maryland. Visit his Web site at www.normanrosenthal.com.