Self-awareness, 60–61
Self-esteem, 48
human potential therapy and, 97
serotonin and, 87
Self-hypnosis, 118
Self-medication, 42
of panic attacks, 11
PTSD and, 81
Selye, Hans, 127–128
depression and, 151
type A personality and, 216
Serax, 85, 86, 285
Serotonergics, 87–90
benzodiazepines and, 86, 89
depression and, 160
limitations of, 103
panic disorders and, 100
supersensitivity hypothesis and, 153–154
types of, 286
Serotonin, 52, 53, 82
exercise and, 91
pathways, 83
self-esteem and, 87
Serotonin antagonist reuptake inhibitor
(SARI), 88
Serotonin norepinephrine reuptake
inhibitor. SeeSNRI (serotonin
norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor)
Sertraline, 286. See alsoZoloft
Serzone, 153, 286
weight gain and, 162
Sleep, 136–139
alcohol and, 138
caffeine and, 138
depression and, 156
medications for, 138
strategies for, 137–139
SNRI (serotonin norepinephrine reuptake
inhibitor), 88
types of, 286
Social workers, 278
Speech patterns, and anger, 235
SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake
inhibitor), 21, 53, 89–90
agitation and, 161–162
anger control and, 223–224
apathy and, 162
diminished effectiveness of, 163
history of, 153
reactive depression and, 159
sedative effects of, 162
SSRI (Cont.):
side effects of, 89–90, 159
types of, 286
vs.tricyclics, 160
weight gain from, 162
withdrawal from, 163
St. John’s Wort
ineffectiveness of, 163
MAO and, 163
Stress, 47–48
diagnosing, 128
generalized anxiety disorder and, 127
vs.excitement, 130
Sublimation, 241
Substance abuse, 42
anger control problems and, 213–214, 224
rehabilitation, 42–44
treatment programs, 275–276
Suicidal ideation, 193
Suicide
alcohol and, 159
crisis hotlines and, 273
emergency rooms and, 272
means of, 195
911 and, 196
prevention of, 194–198
PTSD and, 193
statistics, 192
threats, 192–194
Supersensitivity hypothesis, 153–154
Suppression, 265
Sympathetic breathing, 57
Sympathetic nervous system, 52
fear and, 54
panic attacks and, 58
reality distortion and, 61
Symptom substitution, 96
Systematic desensitization, 96, 120–121
Television, and depression, 174
Temazepam, 285. See alsoPaxipam.
Testosterone, 217
Thalamus, 155
Theoretical systems, 53
Therapists, 278
confidentiality of, 279–280
criteria for, 278–283
licensing of, 279
Time-outs, 266–267
Tinbergen, Nikolaas, 225
Tofranil, 286294 ❧Index