At book signings, people queued up not to buy Claire Weekes' book which they already had but to thank her for 'saving' their lives.

[Jeff1943]

Claire Weekes' international best-seller 'Self help for your nerves' published in 1962 has helped tens of millions of people to overcome anxiety, panic and depression and continues to do so.

Who says so?

Dr David Barlow, Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Psychiatry at Boston University: "By thinking outside the box, the brilliant physician Claire Weekes created a treatment protocol to the unending benefit of tens of millions of patients over the years."

The first time many psychiatrists heard of Claire Weekes was when patients they had labelled 'incurable' turned up at their office clutching her book claiming it had brought them respite or recovery.

These interesting facts are gleaned from the new biography on Doctor Weekes by Judith Hoare 'The woman who cracked the anxiety code'.

And I'm still only on page 6!

[Miamilo]

Is her book still available?

[Jeff1943 in reply to Miamilo]

Yes Miamilo, she wrote several self-help books but the first is the one in which she simply sets out her method of recovery.

In the u.k. the book is titled "Self help for your nerves" and in the u.s. the same book is titled "Hope and help for your nerves", both available new or used on Amazon and ebay.