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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454385603321

Autore

Pincus Donna

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008

ISBN

0-19-023037-1

1-281-37482-2

9786611374822

0-19-971471-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (169 p.)

Collana

Treatments that work

Altri autori (Persone)

EhrenreichJill T

MattisSara Golden <1968->

Disciplina

616.85/223

Soggetti

Panic disorders - Treatment

Anxiety disorders - Treatment

Cognitive therapy for teenagers

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-154).

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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's development and functioning. It can put an adolescent



at risk for depression and have consequences into adulthood. The program was developed at the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University and targets patients ages 12-17. It is comprised of 12 sessions to be delivered over an