Guiding the reader through definitions, causation, assessment and treatment, the book offers a useful insight into this complex area whilst offering practical advice on how to deal with panic disorder and anxiety.Introduction.
Aims.
Objectives.
PART I: PANIC IN ADOLESCENTS.
What Are Panic Attacks?.
Non-Clinical Panic Attacks.
Prevalence of Panic Attacks and Symptoms.
What is Panic Disorder?.
PART II: OTHER ANXIETY DISORDERS ASSOCIATED WITH PANIC IN ADOLESCENTS.
Social Phobia.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
Specific Phobia.
PART III. THE THREE COMPONENTS OF ANXIETY.
The Physical Component (‘What I Feel’).
The Cognitive Component (‘What I Think’).
The Behaviroural Component (‘What I Do’).
The Cycle of Panic.
PART IV: UNDERSTANDING THE CAUSES OF PANIC IN ADOLESCENTS.
A Model of the Aetiology of Panic.
Temperament, Attachment and Separation: Implications for the Development of Panic.
PART V: ASSESSING ADOLESCENTS WITH PANIC AND ANXIETY.
The Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-IV, Child Version (ADIS-IV, Child Version).
Panic Attributional Checklist.
Self-Report Measures of Panic, Anxiety and Fear.
Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index.
Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale.
Fear Survey Schedule for Children - Revised.
Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children.
Behavioural Assessment: A Behavioural Approach Task for an Adolescent with Panilă+