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

Biography

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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

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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.

References

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  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. ^ a b 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. ^ "Home". rpeurifoy.com.
  15. ^ http://www.heald.edu/pdfs/catalog/Catalog_July_2006.pdf [bare URL PDF]