Synopses & Reviews
It is common to become anxious in situations such as job interviews, exams, or a public speaking engagement. For some, however, anxiety symptoms become so severe and persistent that they become disabling. In some cases people develop episodes of sudden and intense anxiety, known as panic attacks, with physical symptoms so severe that they may be mistaken for heart disease or a stroke. Some sufferers begin to avoid situations they believe will cause them stress, to the point that they become fearful of restaurants or supermarkets, or even of leaving their homes.
Overcoming Panic has been developed as a self-help guide for overcoming and preventing panic attacks and associated agoraphobia. Based on the clinically proven techniques of cognitive behavioral therapy, this step-by-step management program will be indispensable for those affected, as well as their families and friends, psychologists, and those in the medical profession.
Synopsis
Stress, worry and fear, although a necessary and normal part of every-day life, can have a tremendously detrimental impact on one's physical, professional and emotional health.
In Overcoming Anxieties, Dr. Helen Kennerley provides a guidebook to help those plagued by anxiety to address the roots of their fears and to take control of their lives. In this helpful guide, Kennerley offers advice on managing a range of problems including panic attacks, phobias, and executive stress and presents a concrete program for recovery based on her clinically proven cognitive therapy-based methods.
Based on a tried and true program that has been used successfully by patients for more than five years, Overcoming Anxieties is a detailed and easy-to follow guide for those who wish to tackle their difficulties on their own.
About the Author
Derrick Silove is a practicing clinical psychiatrist and Director of the Psychiatry Research and Teaching Unit, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales.
Vijaya Manicavasagar is a senior clinical psychologist and is Research Coordinator of the Psychiatry Research and Teaching Unit of the University of New South Wales.