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Afraid: Understanding the Purpose of Fear and Harnessing the Power of Anxiety

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Arash Javanbakht said: " I am the author of this book (more about me below).

AFRAID is an encyclopedia of fear and anxiety, covering evolution, brain and body, why we love to be scared, fear and bravery, meaning, creativity, diseases of fear and trauma and their cutting-edge I am the author of this book (more about me below).

AFRAID is an encyclopedia of fear and anxiety, covering evolution, brain and body, why we love to be scared, fear and bravery, meaning, creativity, diseases of fear and trauma and their cutting-edge treatments, and politics of fear and media. This book offers a uniquely comprehensive overview of fear and anxiety in so many areas of the modern life. I have made sure that while the book stands on solid scientific ground, it is also engaging for the public reader, and filled with real life and clinical examples and stories, and practical suggestions.

The book has a different approach compared to other available books, that not only it presents solid science in an understandable manner, but also has a more positive and practical approach to fear and anxiety as a friend that is trying to protect us. The book covers areas such as bravery, positive and useful aspects of anxiety, and how we can use our own anxiety to our advantage.

This book has been endorsed by Congressman Patrick Kennedy, Dr Martin Paulus, director of the Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Dr Sheila Rauch, Board of Directors, Anxiety and Depression Association of America, and Dr Michelle Riba, former president of the American Psychiatric Association, and Dr Ken Duckworth, Chief Medical Officer of National Alliance for Mental Illness among others. This book has been already featured on media outlet like the NPR, PBS, CBC, and podcasts like the Hidden Brain.

Now about me:
I am a psychiatrist and neuroscientist, founder and director of the Stress, Trauma, and Anxiety Research Clinic (STARC), a renowned research clinic at Wayne State University School of Medicine.

I research neurobiology of stress, anxiety, and PTSD in Syrian and Ukrainian refugees, and first responders, as well as emerging treatment methods, including highly innovative augmented reality technologies. My research has been continuously funded by institutions like the NIH, and has led to more than a hundred scientific publications and many invited speeches. In the clinic, I work with patients with all sorts of anxieties, survivors of torture and human trafficking, refugees, and first responders.

I am also involved in public education, and my public scholarly work is frequently featured on the NPR, CNN, BBC, Aljazeera, Scientific American, Washington Post, Smithsonian, PBS, Science, Lancet, American Psychiatric Association, Anxiety and Depression Association of America, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and other outlets. ...more "

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