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Book SynopsisNow in its fifth edition, Mastery of Your Anxiety and Panic, Therapist Guide provides practitioners with the tools necessary to deliver effective treatment for panic disorder and agoraphobia. Reflecting the most up-to-date research on etiology and treatment, as well as cutting-edge scientific information on inhibitory learning, this guide provides step-by-step instructions for teaching clients the skills to overcome their fear of panic and panic attacks, as well as techniques for addressing atypical and problematic responses. The program is organized by skill, enabling therapists to tailor treatment to individual clients, and case vignettes illustrate how panic disorder presents differently in clients-and how therapists can respond accordingly. The book also includes a chapter on adapting the treatment for effective delivery in 6 sessions within primary care and related settings. Written in accessible language aimed at facilitating comprehension and easy implementation, and complete wi
Trade ReviewClear, concise, and user-friendly, the 5th edition of the Therapist Guide is now infused with the recently developed inhibitory learning approaches to enable therapists to maximize effectiveness of the exposure procedures in the Workbook. I strongly urge all therapists using the Workbook to follow this new Guide. * Ricks Warren, PhD, ABPP, Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School *
The authors have updated this classic text with new research, an enhanced emphasis on inhibitory learning, and new and improved case material.This new edition pays more attention to variability in how fast or slow a client is able move through the treatment, improving the patient-treatment match.The end result facilitates implementation for the user and is in a way like having a personal supervision experience with the authors. * Peter Roy-Byrne, MD, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, University of Washington School of Medicine *
These volumes are indisputably the finest evidence-based books for helping people overcome panic disorder. The 5th edition of the therapist guide is especially valuable as it features numerous, brief conversational vignettes featuring both common and atypical problems that Barlow and Craske have encountered during their long clinical careers and guidance on how best to address them. * Richard J. McNally, PhD,Professor of Psychology and Director of Clinical Training,Harvard University *
Table of ContentsPART I: BASICS Chapter 1: Introductory Information for Therapists Chapter 2: The Nature of Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia Chapter 3: Outline of Treatment Procedures and Basic Principles Underlying Treatment Chapter 4: Introduction to the Program Chapter 5: Learning to Record Panic and Anxiety Chapter 6: Negative Cycles of Panic and Agoraphobia Chapter 7: Panic Attacks Are Not Harmful PART II: COPING SKILLS Chapter 8: Establishing a Hierarchy of Agoraphobia Situations Chapter 9: Breathing Skills Chapter 10: Thinking Skills PART III: EXPOSURE TO FEARED SYMPTOMS AND SITUATIONS Chapter 11: Facing Physical Symptoms Chapter 12: Facing Agoraphobia Situations Chapter 13: Involving Others PART IV: PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE Chapter 14: Medications Chapter 15: Accomplishments, Maintenance, and Relapse Prevention Chapter 16: Therapist Guide for Brief Six-Session Version for Primary Care and Related Settings MAP Workbook Appendix: Assessments for Panic Disorder
