Talking About Anxiety

Synopsis

Dr John Alderdice defines anxiety, talks about what it is with its physical and emotional characteristics, normal anxiety and stressful situations and abnormal anxiety that requires some form of intervention. Examines the forms of treatment available, looks at symptomatic treatment, behavioural treatment, cognitive psychotherapies and dynamic psychotherapies. Discusses what anxiety states are like for patient and family and the role that helpers have: looking at the role of the psychiatrist, GP, nurse, social worker and the caring friend or neighbour. Gives guidance on the approach that the carer might take and gives pointers to successful outcomes.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 31 min.

Year of production

1986

Availability

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Documentation

Guidance notes for course directors accompany the tape.

Uses

Social workers, health workers.

Subjects

Psychiatry

Keywords

anxiety disorders; counselling; mental illness

Credits

Producer

Malcolm J Brown

Cast

John Alderdice

Production Company

Name

Queen’s University of Belfast

Distributor

Name

Concord Media

Email

sales@concordmedia.org.uk

Web

http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01473 726 012

Address

Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG

Notes

A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.