Overcoming panic : a self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques / Vijaya Manicavasagar and Derrick Silove.
Material type: TextSeries: Overcoming series (London, England)Publisher: London : Robinson, 2017Copyright date: 2017Edition: 2nd editionDescription: 213 pages ; 20 cmContent type:- 1472135822
- 9781472135827
- 616.85223 MAN 23
- RC531
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Part 1: ABOUT PANIC ATTACKS. Prologue 'A day in my life' -- What is a panic attack -- How do panic attacks affect peoples lives? -- What cause panic attacks and avoidance behaviors? -- How can panic attacks and avoidance behaviours be treated. PART 2 DEALING WITH PANIC ATTACKS: A SELF HELP MANUAL. Recognizing when you are anxious and identifying panic triggers-- changing lifestyle factors that contribute to panic attacks -- Controlling panic attacks -- Changing unhelpful thinking styles -- Dealing with physical sensations -- Overcoming avoidance and trubleshooting problem areas -- Preventing setbacks -- A note on depression
Overcome the crippling effects of panic attacks and agoraphobia. Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by feelings of panic that seem to come from nowhere and yet feel terrifyingly real? Do you avoid certain situations because you think you'll experience a panic attack? If so, this step-by-step self-help course can give you the necessary skills to overcome and prevent such attacks and the associated agoraphobia. Based on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques and the authors' many years of experience and expertise in treating this disabling condition, it offers an indispensable guide for anyone affected, including sufferers, their friends and families, psychologists and those working in the medical profession. Explains the many forms and causes of panic Contains a complete self-help program and monitoring sheets Based on clinically proven techniques of cognitive therapy.
First published: Constable & Robinson Ltd., 1997.