About the Authors

Joni E. Johnston, Psy.D., is a clinical psychologist in Del Mar, California, and CEO of WorkRelationships, which helps companies build healthy work relationships. She writes a monthly column for LexisNexis and is a noted public speaker. She is the author of Idiot’s Guides: Psychology and Appearance Obsession: Learning to Love the Way You Look, and winner of numerous media awards for her translation of psychological research into consumer-friendly television and print information.

O. Joseph Bienvenu, MD, PhD, is an associate professor and Director of the Johns Hopkins Anxiety Disorders Clinic and the Johns Hopkins Residents’ Outpatient Clinic. He is Co-Director of the Johns Hopkins Hospital General Hospital Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison Service. Dr. Bienvenu’s research has focused on the relationship between general personality traits and anxiety and depressive disorders.