The Emotional Revolution

For the first time in history, scientific discoveries are unlocking the mysteries of man's emotional life. Every week brings new information on the environmental, hormonal, genetic, and chemical factors that affect human feelings, as well as an ever-expanding repertoire of methods to manage specific emotional conditions.In The Emotional Revolution, Norman E. Rosenthal, psychiatrist, researcher and specialist in the fields of psychopharmacology and psychobiology, offers a comprehensive, in-depth guide to the myriad of breakthroughs in the science of the mind. His astonishing insights reveal what clinical researchers are discovering every day about the body mechanisms that actually create emotions -- and why feelings can sometimes go out of control.In addition, Dr. Rosenthal evaluates dozens of the newest treatments -- both traditional and alternative -- that can help with everything from depression and addiction to anxiety and excessive anger. He also provides simple, self-help strategies to improve the quality of readers' emotional lives. Here is fascinating, up-to-the-minute information including: -- Clues to the biological basis of monogamy-- A new link between depression and heart disease, and what this means for the treatment of both conditions-- How simple patterns of eye movements can help alleviate painful memoriesThe first book to combine actual, peer-reviewed, double-blind scientific research with prescriptive guidelines for the general reader, The Emotional Revolution is the resource for truly understanding the complexities of human feelings.