Overcoming Agoraphobia : Conquering Fear of the Outside World

Goldstein, Alan J.

ISBN 10: 0140094687 / ISBN 13: 9780140094688

Published by Viking Penguin, New York, Ny, U. S. A., 1988

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294p, index. Remainder mark to base. Chip to base of spine.; Remainder; 8vo.

Seller Inventory # 4985

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Overcoming Agoraphobia : Conquering Fear of the Outside World
• Publisher: Viking Penguin, New York, Ny, U. S. A.
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140094687
• ISBN 13: 9780140094688
• Binding: Soft Cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Psychology

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Synopsis

Describes a successful method for treating agoraphobia, provides exercises for sufferers to help them get out of the home and on to further treatment, and features special chapters on drugs and an evaluation of clinics

From Library Journal

Agoraphobia, characterized by panics and chronic anxiety, often renders its victims incapable of leaving their homes. Goldstein, professor of psychiatry at Temple University, provides an in-depth look at agoraphobia, its victims, and their families. Also outlined is Goldstein's Agoraphobia and Anxiety Program, which he developed with psychologist Dianne Chambless. The multilevel program combines traditional psychotherapy with Gestalt therapyto help clients resolve feelings by understanding themand exposure therapy, in which cleints return to sites of previous panic attacks. The inclusion of self-help procedures for closet agoraphobics along with a state-by-state list of therapy programs make this a valuable tool for professionals, sufferers, and the people who live with them. Mary L. Kirk, Univ. of North Carolina Lib., Wilmington
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