Integrative CBT for Anxiety Disorders

ASSEN ALLADIN is a clinical psychologist and adjunct associate professor at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Calgary Medical School, Canada. He has practiced and taught both hypnosis and clinical psychology for three decades. Dr Alladin has published over 30 chapters and papers on clinical hypnosis, and is the author of Handbook of Cognitive-Hypnotherapy for Depression: An Evidence-Based Approach (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007), Hypnotherapy Explained (Radcliffe Publishing, 2008) and Cognitive Hypnotherapy: An Integrated Approach to the Treatment of Emotional Disorders (Wiley-Blackwell, 2008).

• About the Author viiiForeword xPreface xiiiAcknowledgements xvi1 An Integrative Approach for Understanding and Treating Anxiety Disorders 1Overview 1Introduction 1Self]Wounds Model of Anxiety Disorders 2Summary 132 Integrated Therapy for Anxiety Disorders 14Overview 14Integrated Therapy 14Cognitive Hypnotherapy for Anxiety Disorders 16Summary 523 Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia) 54Case of Betty 54Diagnostic Criteria for Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia) 55Prevalence of Social Anxiety Disorder 56Causes of Social Anxiety Disorder 57Treatment of Social Anxiety Disorder 58Cognitive Hypnotherapy for Social Anxiety Disorder 59Summary 774 Specific Phobia 79Case of Mandy 79Diagnostic Criteria for Specific Phobia 80Prevalence of Specific Phobia 80Causes of Specific Phobia 81Treatment of Specific Phobia 83Cognitive Hypnotherapy for Specific Phobia 84Summary 1035 Panic Disorder 104Case of Harry 104Diagnostic Criteria for Panic Disorder 105Prevalence of Panic Disorder 106Causes of Panic Disorder 106Treatments for Panic Disorder 108Cognitive Hypnotherapy for Panic Disorder 109Summary 1396 Generalized Anxiety Disorder 141Case of Fred 141Diagnostic Criteria for Generalized Anxiety Disorder 142Prevalence of Generalized Anxiety Disorder 143Causes of Generalized Anxiety Disorder 144Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder 144Cognitive Hypnotherapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder 146Summary 1757 Agoraphobia 176Case of Margaret 176Diagnostic Criteria for Agoraphobia 177Prevalence of Agoraphobia 178Causes of Agoraphobia 178Treatment of Agoraphobia 181Cognitive Hypnotherapy for Agoraphobia 184Summary 2078 Separation Anxiety Disorder 208Case of Andrew 208Diagnostic Criteria for Separation Anxiety Disorder 209Prevalence of Separation Anxiety Disorder 210Causes of Separation Anxiety Disorder 211Treatment of Separation Anxiety Disorder 212Cognitive Hypnotherapy for Separation Anxiety Disorder 213Case of Fran 233Summary 2399 Selective Mutism 241Case of Jessica 241Diagnostic Criteria for Selective Mutism 243Prevalence of Selective Mutism 243Causes of Selective Mutism 244Treatment of Selective Mutism 245Cognitive Hypnotherapy for Selective Mutism 246Summary 27510 Conclusions and Future Directions 276Appendix A 278Appendix B 280References 285Index 000