"Self-help for Anxiety Disorders" Author: [Australia] Claire Weeks Publisher: Guangxi Science and Technology Press

Introduction · · · · · ·
☆A classic masterpiece by Claire Weeks, a pioneer in modern anxiety treatment

☆A therapeutic revolution that unlocks the code of anxiety disorders from the perspective of the nervous system

☆The healing principles that have penetrated into the hearts of anxiety patients for more than half a century

☆A pioneering work that inspired modern cognitive behavioral therapy

☆Tens of millions of patients around the world practice effective non-drug treatments

☆Full version of the original book, a global bestseller for nearly 60 years, officially authorized by Harper Collins

☆Published in 1962, revised 4 times, translated into dozens of languages

☆Highly recommended reading material by the anxiety disorder patient community!

☆Recommended reading by psychiatrists, psychotherapists and general practitioners in the UK, US, Canada, Australia and other countries!

☆He was deeply influenced by Albert Ellis, the founder of rational emotive behavior therapy, David H. Barlow, the recipient of the American Psychological Association's Distinguished Scientist Award, and Isaac Marks, an internationally renowned anxiety expert!

In 1955, psychoanalysis still dominated clinical psychotherapy, and rational emotive behavior therapy had just been proposed. How to apply cognitive psychology to clinical psychotherapy still needed research and development. Patients who had long suffered from anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and other neurotic diseases were on the verge of despair because they could not get effective treatment. At this time, in Australia, an internist who had been practicing for more than 10 years had already put his theories and clinical practice into the treatment of neurosis, especially anxiety, and patients from all over Australia were cured by her.

In 1962, in order to help more patients more widely and effectively, Dr. Claire Weeks wrote her world-renowned masterpiece, "Self-help for Anxiety Disorders: Cure Anxiety Disorders from a Neurological Perspective". The book caused a sensation as soon as it was published and quickly topped the bestseller lists in the UK and the US. The BBC's phone was blown away, and the letters from listeners almost flooded the BBC office. Patients on the verge of despair all over the world seemed to have seen the dawn of cure, and they all practiced her treatment methods, listened to her tapes, and actively called in on the TV and radio programs she was invited to participate in, saying that their symptoms had been significantly relieved, and they also recommended the book to their doctors or therapists.

Although Dr. Weeks had a great influence and was highly respected by patients, her theories and methods were sneered at for a long time in the mainstream psychotherapy field because they were too advanced. It was not until the 1980s, with the positive development of cognitive behavioral therapy, that the value of her theories and methods was recognized and acknowledged by doctors and therapists, and gradually absorbed into modern psychotherapy. It can be said that this is a book that has entered the mainstream of psychotherapy from among patients.

This book is the first in the series of classic masterpieces of Claire Weeks, a pioneer in the treatment of modern anxiety disorders. It was published in 1962 and caused a sensation as soon as it was published. Its influence spread to the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and other countries. It is recognized by patients as a practical and effective self-help book for the treatment of anxiety disorders. It is still widely recommended in the anxiety patient community.

In this book, Dr. Weeks has a unique insight into the relationship between the nervous system and neurosis, and has pioneered a set of treatment methods that break the paradigm of anxiety. She describes the patient's symptoms in detail, breaks them down one by one, guides the patient to re-understand the disease, and learn to apply her methods to self-treatment. At the same time, she also clearly points out that healing does not mean that those feelings will no longer exist, but that when they appear, you no longer think that it is a problem.

It took at least 20 years for this treatment method, which is effective for patients, to be recognized by the mainstream field of psychotherapy after it was written. Today, nearly 60 years have passed, and many self-help books on anxiety disorders still quote the text in the book. The essence of Dr. Wicks's thoughts has also been absorbed and transformed by modern psychotherapy, becoming an important part of the psychological method for treating anxiety disorders, and its effectiveness is no longer in doubt.

About the Author
[Australia] Claire Weekes (1903-1990)

A world-renowned neurologist, internist, and pioneer in modern anxiety treatment, she is known as "the woman who unlocked the code of anxiety."

In 1930, she became the first woman to receive a PhD in Science from the University of Sydney and was awarded the University Medal in Zoology, before pursuing a career in scientific research as an evolutionary scientist.

In her 20s, she developed neurosis, and after several years of anxiety and fear, she finally cured herself by realizing that "acceptance calms fear." Because of this experience, she became interested in neurosis, and at the age of 37, she turned to medicine, obtained a doctorate in medicine, and became an internist.

At that time, when the field of psychotherapy was unable to give a clear explanation for neurosis and there was no effective treatment, she pioneered the connection between the physiological principles of the nervous system and neurosis, pointed out the root causes of the patients' illness, helped them see the symptoms clearly, and regained their confidence.

She proposed a complete set of simple and easy-to-implement rehabilitation plans, pioneered the basic treatment principles of "facing, accepting, being at ease, and waiting", and wrote them into the "Self-Help for Anxiety Disorders" series of works to help patients around the world learn self-treatment.

Today, her treatment ideas and methods have become part of modern psychotherapy. David H. Barlow, an internationally renowned leader in clinical psychology and psychiatrist, and winner of the American Psychological Association's Outstanding Scientist Award, commented on her: "Over the years, she has created a treatment program that has benefited tens of millions of patients."