Reneau Z. Peurifoy

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Reneau Z. Peurifoy (October 14, 1949) is a self-help book author and marriage counselor.

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Biography

His first book, Anxiety, Phobias & Panic: Taking Charge and Conquering Fear [1] currently has over 180,000 copies in print. [2] Originally published in 1988. [3] A revised second edition was released by Warner Books in 1995. [4] It was again updated and released in its third edition in 2005. [5] It has a UK edition [6] as well as editions in German, [7] Spanish, [8] and Hungarian. [9] His second book, Overcoming Anxiety: From Short-Term Fixes to Long-Term Recovery, was released in 1997 by Henry Holt. [10] It also has a Spanish edition [11] and will soon be released in a German edition. His third book, Anger: Taming the Beast, was released in June 1999 by Kodansha America. [12] It also has a Dutch edition [13] and will soon be released in a German edition by Hans Huber.

Mr. Peurifoy's fourth book, Why Did God Give Us Emotions? was released in September 2009. [14]

Personal

Mr. Peurifoy was in private practice for twenty years (1980 – 2000) as a marriage and family therapist specializing in anxiety disorders. [2] He retired from private practice in 2000 and is currently teaching at Heald College [15] in Sacramento, California.

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References

  1. ↑ Reneau Z. Peurifoy (February 1, 2005). Anxiety, Phobias, and Panic, Grand Central Publishing; Rev Upd edition ISBN   0-446-69277-8, ISBN   978-0-446-69277-9
  2. 1 2 Peurifoy's Index
  3. ↑ Reneau Z. Peurifoy (1988). Anxiety, Phobias & Panic, LifeSkills Publications; ISBN   0-929437-13-6
  4. ↑ Reneau Z. Peurifoy (1995). Anxiety, Phobias and Panic, Warner Books; ISBN   0-446-67053-7
  5. ↑ Reneau Z. Peurifoy, Anxiety, Phobias and Panic(2005). Grand Central Publishing; Rev Upd edition ISBN   0-446-69277-8, ISBN   978-0-446-69277-9
  6. ↑ Reneau Z. Peurifoy, Anxiety, Phobias and Panic (2006). PIATKUS BOOKS; ISBN   978-0-7499-2663-2
  7. ↑ Reneau Z. Peurifoy, Angst, Panik und Phobien (2002); Huber Hans ISBN   3-456-84404-2 (3-456-84404-2)
  8. ↑ Reneau Z. Peurifoy, Venza Sus Temores (2004). Robinbook; ISBN   84-7927-065-9 ISBN   978-8479270650
  9. ↑ Reneau Z. Peurifoy, Szorongás, fóbiák, pánik (1988). Medicina; ISBN   9789632423111
  10. ↑ Reneau Z. Peurifoy, Overcoming Anxiety (1997). Henry Holt; ISBN   0-8050-4789-1
  11. ↑ Reneau Z. Peurifoy Como Vencer La Ansiedad: Un Programa Revolucionario Para Eliminarla Definitivamente (1999). Desclee de Brouwer; ISBN   8433014226
  12. ↑ Reneau Z. Peurifoy, Anger: Taming the Beast (2002). Kodansha America; ISBN   1-56836-321-4 ISBN   978-1568363219
  13. ↑ Reneau Z. Peurifoy, Woede Tem het beest in jezelf (2003). Archipel - Amsterdam; ISBN   90-6305-098-4
  14. ↑ http://www.rpeurifoy.com/
  15. ↑ http://www.heald.edu/pdfs/catalog/Catalog_July_2006.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
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