W.R Houston says,Highly nervous people tend to be those who are sensitive, taking honors seriously, and having a strong sense of responsibility and obligation. Their nerves deceive them and mislead them. Self Help for Your Nerves by Claire Weekes is a compilation of speeches and interviews of well-known British experts in anxiety disorders. The contents include six interviews from BBC, how to keep the peace of mind, broadcasted interviews as well as speeches given at New York-Wayne-White Plains Hospital, etc.
Dr Hazel Claire Weekes MBE was an Australian general practitioner and health writer. She also had an early career as a research scientist working in the field of comparative reproduction. She is considered by some as the pioneer of modern anxiety treatment via Cognitive Therapy. She continues to be noted for her books on dealing with anxiety disorders. Many of today's anxiety self-help books continue to cite her work.