On Edge
by Andrea Petersen
A Wall Street Journal health reporter's blend of memoir and science: her own anxiety disorder from college onward, the genetics, the treatments, the effects on parenting and marriage. Thorough and even-handed.
Read it if…
you want personal story and the research together.
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Skip it if…
you want a short practical guide.
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Three things you will actually use
- Anxiety has biology and biography.
- Treatments work; finding the right one takes time.
- Family patterns matter.
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Read the treatment chapter and discuss the options with a professional.
Our verdict
Memoir plus reporting.
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