Book contents
- Cambridge Guide to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Cambridge Guides to the Psychological Therapies
- Reviews
- Cambridge Guide to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword
- A Note from the Series Editor
- Part I An Overview of the Model
- Part II Putting the Model of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy into Practice
- Part III Application and Adaptations for Mental Health Presentations
- Chapter 9 Adaptations of the Original Model of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Chapter 10 Anxiety Disorders
- Chapter 11 Specific Phobias
- Chapter 12 Panic Disorder
- Chapter 13 Social Anxiety Disorder
- Chapter 14 Generalised Anxiety Disorder
- Chapter 15 Obsessive Compulsive or Related Disorders
- Chapter 16 Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Chapter 17 Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Chapter 18 Illness Anxiety Disorder
- Chapter 19 Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Chapter 20 Depression
- Chapter 21 CBT for Psychosis and Complex Mental Health (PCMH)
- Part IV Application of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in Different Populations and Settings
- Index
- References
Chapter 12 - Panic Disorder
from Part III - Application and Adaptations for Mental Health Presentations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 November 2025
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Book contents
- Cambridge Guide to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Cambridge Guides to the Psychological Therapies
- Reviews
- Cambridge Guide to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword
- A Note from the Series Editor
- Part I An Overview of the Model
- Part II Putting the Model of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy into Practice
- Part III Application and Adaptations for Mental Health Presentations
- Chapter 9 Adaptations of the Original Model of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Chapter 10 Anxiety Disorders
- Chapter 11 Specific Phobias
- Chapter 12 Panic Disorder
- Chapter 13 Social Anxiety Disorder
- Chapter 14 Generalised Anxiety Disorder
- Chapter 15 Obsessive Compulsive or Related Disorders
- Chapter 16 Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Chapter 17 Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Chapter 18 Illness Anxiety Disorder
- Chapter 19 Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Chapter 20 Depression
- Chapter 21 CBT for Psychosis and Complex Mental Health (PCMH)
- Part IV Application of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in Different Populations and Settings
- Index
- References
Summary
The chapter will help you to be able to explain what panic disorder is and how it typically presents, including unexpected panic attacks, and subsequent fear and attempted avoidance of further attacks, describe and use evidence-based CBT protocols for panic disorder, choose and use appropriate formulation models for CBT for panic disorder, describe the importance of using exposure to panic symptoms in any treatment plan, develop a treatment plan for CBT for panic disorder, using appropriate measures, and take account of comorbidity in managing CBT for panic disorder
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- Cambridge Guide to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) , pp. 104 - 119Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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