Michelle G. Craske – författare

Denna manual presenterar en evidensbaserad behandling av paniksyndrom, med eller utan agorafobi. Behandlingen är även effektiv vid panikångest som inte riktigt uppnår kriterierna för paniksyndrom. Upplägget är baserat på kbt och utvecklat av de två världsledande ångestforskarna Michelle G. Craske och David H. Barlow.

Boken innehåller alla verktyg du som terapeut behöver för att genomföra behandlingen. Här ingår särskilda tekniker vid ovanliga och försvårande reaktioner, fallexempel som ökar begripligheten och arbetsmaterial till klienterna. Ett särskilt kapitel visar hur behandlingen kan anpassas till sex sessioner vid lindrigare tillstånd. Manualen är därför användbar såväl inom primärvård och företagshälsovård som inom psykiatrisk vård.

För klienter finns den tillhörande Hantera ångest och paniksyndrom – Arbetsbok som innehåller psykoedukation, övningar och hemuppgifter. För den kortare behandlingen med sex sessioner finns i stället arbetsboken Hantera ångest och paniksyndrom – En korttidsbehandling.

Den svenska översättningen är fackgranskad av Kristoffer Pettersson, leg. psykolog och leg. psykoterapeut.

Hjärtklappning, tryck över bröstet, yrsel, en känsla av andnöd och av att tappa kontrollen är vanliga symtom vid paniksyndrom. Många börjar även undvika platser, situationer eller aktiviteter av rädsla för att få panikattacker. Forskning visar att behandlingsprogrammet i den här boken ger effektiv hjälp för att ta sig ur tillståndet.

Steg för steg vägleds du i att hantera skrämmande kroppsliga symtom och att kunna göra det du vill utan att hindras av rädslor. Du får ökad förståelse för hur kroppsliga symtom, tankar och beteenden hänger ihop med ångest – och hur du bryter panikens onda cirkel. Exempel och övningar hjälper dig längs vägen.

Upplägget är anpassat till en behandlingslängd på sex sessioner och boken ska användas i samarbete med en terapeut. Behandlingen är utvecklad av två världsledande ångestforskare och bygger på kbt.

Hjärtklappning, tryck över bröstet, yrsel, en känsla av andnöd och av att tappa kontrollen är vanliga symtom vid paniksyndrom. Många börjar även undvika platser, situationer eller aktiviteter av rädsla för att få panikattacker. Forskning visar att behandlingsprogrammet i den här boken ger effektiv hjälp för att ta sig ur tillståndet.

Steg för steg vägleds du i att hantera skrämmande kroppsliga symtom och att kunna göra det du vill utan att hindras av rädslor. Du får ökad förståelse för hur kroppsliga symtom, tankar och beteenden hänger ihop med ångest – och hur du bryter panikens onda cirkel. Exempel och övningar hjälper dig längs vägen.

Boken ska användas i samarbete med en terapeut. Behandlingen är utvecklad av två världsledande ångestforskare och bygger på kbt.

The first title to be published in the "BRAT Series on Clinical Psychology", this book presents a critical analysis of the theories and empirical evidence to date regarding the origins of phobias and anxiety disorders, and the reasons why more women than men suffer from them.

Specific phobia is the most commonly occurring anxiety disorder with approximately 12.5% of the general population reporting at least one specific phobia during their lives. People may fear heights, flying, spiders, blood, water, and any other number of circumscribed objects or situations. Research has shown the most effective treatment for these fears and phobias is an exposure-based, cognitive-behavioural program.Written by renowned researchers, this Therapist Guide provides you with all the information you need to help your clients ease their anxiety and conquer their fears. Whether they are afraid of dentists, dogs, or driving, you can teach your clients the necessary skills to overcome their phobia in as little as a few weeks.The strategies outlined in this book include exposure exercises and cognitive restructuring techniques. The corresponding Workbook includes blank forms and records for tracking progress and allows the client to extend the therapeutic experience outside of the office. Together, both books form a comprehensive package that has proven to be the most effective and successful treatment available for specific phobia.

Do you have an excessive and unrealistic fear of animals, insects, the dark, water, heights, flying, closed-in places, blood, needles, or another specific object or situation? If so, the program outlined in this book may work for you.Conquer your fears or phobias in as little as a few weeks with the proven strategies outlined in this Workbook. Change your negative thoughts and use exposure exercises to confront and overcome your feared object or situation. Track your progress by completing user-friendly monitoring forms and learn techniques for dealing with physical sensations of fear.Written by renowned researchers, this program has proven to be the most effective treatment for specific phobias of everything from spiders to driving to dentists. Increase your quality of life and experience the freedom to do the things you've previously avoided with this comprehensive and successful evidence-based treatment program.

Do you constantly worry about the "what ifs" of life? Does your anxiety over events that have yet to happen cause you physical discomfort? If you are prone to problems with anxiety and worry, you may suffer from Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD). Those who have been diagnosed with GAD know that it can cause chronic tension, fatigue, irritability and difficulties sleeping. What can be done to help? In recent years it has been proven that the most effective treatment for GAD is a program like the one outlined in this book, based on the principles of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT).Written by renowned therapists, this Workbook includes all the information you need to learn the appropriate skills to combat your anxiety and worry. For use in conjunction with supervised therapy, this book makes it easy for you to become an active participant in your treatment. Bring the workbook to your sessions while your therapist uses the corresponding Mastery of Your Anxiety and Worry, Therapist Guide to teach you techniques to help you relax and decrease your level of anxiety. This revised workbook includes user-friendly devices to aid you in overcoming your excessive worry, such as self-assessment quizzes, homework exercises, and case studies of individuals experiencing the same issues as you. It also includes interactive forms that can be photocopied or downloaded from the companion website, for you to monitor your progress throughout treatment.This one of a kind resource allows you to work alongside your therapist to personalise your treatment strategy and learn recovery skills that are useful for a lifetime.

This book is a revision of the hugely successful first edition of Mastery of Your Anxiety and Worry, Therapist Guide. It is designed to be used in conjunction with the accompanying Workbook. This new Guide is for practising mental health professionals who treat adult clients diagnosed with Generalised Anxiety Disorder and/or excessive worry. It lays out a 12-lesson program of new procedures to help clinicians teach their clients to learn to monitor their anxiety, gain control and initiate needed change. Cognitive-behavioural techniques such as cognitive restructuring and in vivo exposure are explained. The treatment offered is evidence-based and proven to be effective.

Anhedonia is a risk factor for poor prognosis and suicidality, and yet treatments to date have been relatively ineffective for anhedonia. Based on advances in behavioral and neural science, Positive Affect Treatment was developed to specifically target areas of reward sensitivity that are believed to contribute to anhedonia. These include the anticipation and motivation for reward, the response to attainment of reward, and the learning of associations between actions and reward outcomes. Positive Affect Treatment for Depression and Anxiety: Therapist Guide is intended to be used by clinicians who are familiar with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) generally and with clinical presentation of depression, anxiety and anhedonia. Results show that Positive Affect Treatment not only improves positive mood state but also decreases depression and anxiety. This guide will be an indispensable resource for all practitioners who wish to effectively and efficiently help individuals regain interest and enjoyment in their usual activities while improving their quality of life.

Now 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 with worksheets and activities to support learning, this Therapist Guide is a gold-standard one-of-a-kind resource that has been recommended for use by public health services around the world.

The fifth edition of Mastery of Your Anxiety and Panic, Workbook, has been fully revised and updated to offer helpful, scientifically proven strategies and techniques for dealing with both panic disorder and agoraphobia. The program outlined is based on the principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and is organized by skill, with each chapter building on the one before it. The Workbook covers the importance of record-keeping and monitoring progress, as well as breathing techniques and thinking skills, with the main focus of the treatment involving the importance of learning how to face agoraphobic situations, and the often-frightening physical symptoms of panic, from an entirely new perspective. Self-assessment quizzes, homework exercises, and interactive forms allow clients to become active participants in their own treatment, and to learn to manage panic attacks, anxiety about panic, and avoidance of panic and agoraphobic situations.

This edition of Mastery of Your Anxiety and Panic: Brief Six-Session Version for Primary Care and Related Settings, Workbook, outlines a time-limited treatment for those dealing with panic disorder and agoraphobia. Developed for use with patients who seek treatment from a primary care provider, this guide is based on the principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). The program described can be delivered by a general practitioner or other health or mental health care provider in primary care or related settings in up to six sessions. A modified version of the more intensive 12-session version of the program, this treatment represents an introduction to the skills and techniques that have been proven effective for overcoming panic disorder, and that patients can easily learn and continue on their own.

In this revised edition of Cognitive amp ndash Behavioral Therapy, Michelle G. Craske provides vital updated coverage of the literature that explores the theory, history, therapy process, primary change mechanisms, and empirical basis of the approach, as well as likely future developments. This essential primer to cognitive behavioral therapy, amply illustrated with case examples featuring diverse clients, is perfect for graduate students studying theories of therapy and counseling as well as for seasoned practitioners interested in better understanding this approach.Cognitive amp ndash behavioral therapy (CBT) originated in the science and theory of classical and instrumental conditioning when cognitive principles were adopted following dissatisfaction with a strictly behavioral approach. CBT combines behavioral and cognitive interventions so that, on the behavioral level, practitioners can aim to decrease clients' maladaptive behaviors and increase adaptive ones, and, on the cognitive level, they can aim to modify clients' maladaptive thoughts, self-statements, or beliefs.A large number of variations on the original theory have developed over the decades, but all types of CBT are unified by their empirical foundation, reliance on the theory and science of behavior and cognition, and the centrality of problem-focused goals. In this edition, the author provides vital updated coverage of the literature that explores the therapy process, primary change mechanisms, and empirical basis of the approach, as well as likely future developments.