Treating the trauma of panic and understanding panic as an aspect of trauma
Description
Anxiety, although experienced by everyone, is unique and complex in the Panic Disordered client. Therapists who will be treating these clients need to comprehend the overwhelming experience of panic; its life-altering consequences; underlying causes; and the phobic responses that range from irrrational to bizarre. Panic is a major symptom of post-trauma phenomena; and the experience of panic is traumatizing itself. The end results are remarkably similiar: distortions in attributions (cognitions) and coping mechanisms (behavior), and an intolerance of particular emotional states. The goal of this workshop is to expand the clinician's awareness, sensitivity and skill in treating the many faces of panic and to incorporate bilateral stimulation and adaptive information processing (EMDR) as an integral part of that treatment.
Format
Conference
Language
English
Original Work Citation
Whisman, M. (2005, September). Treating the trauma of panic and understanding panic as an aspect of trauma. Presentation at the 10th EMDR International Association Conference, Seattle, WA
Citation
“Treating the trauma of panic and understanding panic as an aspect of trauma,” Francine Shapiro Library, accessed May 11, 2024, https://francineshapirolibrary.omeka.net/items/show/17116.