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Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Panic

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Panic and Phobias 2

Abstract

The delineation of panic as distinct from other forms of anxiety is central to constructing the syndrome currently defined as panic disorder. This syndrome includes panic attacks, anticipatory anxiety and phobic fear, and avoidance. A panic episode is characterized by the sudden onset and rapid escalation of a sense of fear, usually focused on fear of physical or mental collapse. The hallmark of panic is a sense of actual or impending loss of control. Some panic episodes are described as unexpected, without any apparent trigger. Panic may also occur in reaction to confrontation with a feared situation, thought, image, or internal bodily sensation.

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  1. M. K. Shear
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  1. Verhaltenstherapie — Ambulanz, Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik, Martinistraße 52, D-2000, Hamburg 20, Germany

    Iver Hand

  2. Klinische Psychologie and Max Planck Institut für Psychiatrie, Unit for Evaluation Research, Universität Mannheim, Kraepelinstraße 10, D-8000, München 40, Germany

    Hans-Ulrich Wittchen

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Shear, M.K., Ball, G.G., Josephson, S.C., Gitlin, B. (1988). Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Panic. In: Hand, I., Wittchen, HU. (eds) Panic and Phobias 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73543-1_6

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