Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Anxiety and Phobias
Don Nardo · 1992
45/100
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In 1992 this slim student-oriented overview served a real library need, and C. Everett Koop's series introduction gave it appropriate credibility for its time. But diagnostic categories and treatment approaches for anxiety have shifted substantially in the three decades since, and the depth was always modest by design. There are far more current and thorough options available today for virtually every reader this book targets.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety88
Substance / usefulness40
Craft & writing55
Originality45
Evidence & accuracy38
Hype vs delivers55
Age-fit72
👁 Human-eye gut-check42
Penny’s verdict45
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