Mastery of anxiety and panic for adolescents : riding the wave : therapist guide / Donna B. Pincus, Jill T. Ehrenreich, Sara G. Mattis.

The treatment described in this Therapist Guide is specifically designed for adolescents with panic disorder and agoraphobia. Panic disorder often first appears in adolescence, making effective treatment for this age group a priority. Left untreated, panic disorder can severely impair an adolescent&...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Pincus, Donna
Other Authors: Ehrenreich, Jill T., Mattis, Sara Golden, 1968-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Series:Treatments that work.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introductory information for therapists
  • Assessment
  • Involving parents
  • Session 1: introduction to treatment and the three component model
  • Session 2: physiology of panic and breathing awareness
  • Session 3: cognitive component of anxiety: probability overestimation and catastrophic thinking
  • Session 4: cognitive restructuring (thinking like a detective)
  • Session 5: interoceptive exposure (not letting how we feel scare us)
  • Session 6: introduction to situational exposure
  • Session 7: safety behaviors and exposures
  • Sessions 8-10: exposure sessions
  • Session 11: relapse prevention and therapy termination
  • Adaptation.