Stopping Anxiety Medication Panic Control Therapy For Benzodiaepine Discontinuation

Designed to help adults suffering from panic disorder who wish todiscontinue anxiety medication, this program is designed for mental healthprofessional treating panic disorder patients wishing to discontinue anxietymedication. The therapist guide addresses collaboration with the prescribingphysician, allows successful medication discontinuation, and provides patientswith skills for the medicine-free management of panic disorder over the longterm.This Therapist Guide for PCT-BD is designed for mental health professional withexperience in the treatment of panic disorders. It provides session-by-sessioninstructions for the PCT-BD program, which can be presented in either anindividual or a group format. The program consists of eight regular sessionsand three booster sessions. The program represents the minimal level ofintervention recommended by benzodiazepine discontinuation. Patients havingparticular difficulties with panic symptoms may require additional boostersessions.The guide devotes a separate chapter to each regular session and one to thethree booster sessions. Each of the regular-session chapters begins with a listof materials needed, a list of goal, and an outline providing an overview of thesession. The chapter then provides a detailed account of the interventions.Commonplace examples and analogies are frequently used to facilitate thepatient's acquisition of this treatment information.Otto, Michael W. is the author of 'Stopping Anxiety Medication Panic Control Therapy For Benzodiaepine Discontinuation' with ISBN 9780195183733 and ISBN 0195183738.