panic attacks and panic disorder

by Professor Paul Salkovskis

panic attacks and panic disorder | help and info

help and info

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organisations

National Phobics Society
Zion Community Resource Centre
339 Stretford Road
Hulme
Manchester M15 4ZY
Helpline: 0870 122 2325 (Mon-Fri 9.15am-9pm)
E-mail: info@phobics-society.org.ukm
Website: www.phobics-society.org.uk
NPS is the leading anxiety disorders charity in the UK and offers a wide range of support and services to people affected by anxiety. Services offered include one-on-one cognitive behavioural therapy sessions, telephone helpline, specialist phone-in services (including agoraphobia phone-in services), quarterly magazine: Anxious Times, e-mail support and online services).

No Panic
93 Brands Farm Way
Telford
Shropshire TF3 2JQ
Helpline: 0808 808 0545 (every day 10am-10pm, answerphone 10pm-10am)
E-mail: ceo@nopanic.org.uk
Website: www.nopanic.org.uk
No Panic is a voluntary charity, designed to help people with panic disorder and other related anxiety problems. It provides support to sufferers and their families and or carers, and uses cognitive and behaviour therapy as a basis for recovery.
It has a free, confidential help-line staffed by trained volunteers. It also offers pop-in centres, telephone recovery groups, support for people trying to give up tranquillisers, a telephone based one-to-one mentoring scheme.

reading

	Overcoming Anxiety by Helen Kennerley (Constable and Robinson 1997) A guide explaining how to overcome problem fears and anxieties of all kinds – from panic attacks and phobias to executive 'burn out' – in order to regain confidence and self control. A step-by-step self-help plan is included. Get this book
	Panic Disorder: The facts by Stanley Rachman and Padmal de Silva (Oxford University Press, 2004) A lucid and detailed account of the disorder, with recent research findings and treatment options. Written by two leading Clinical Psychologists in a non-academic, straightforward manner. Get this book
	Understanding Panic David Westbrook & Khadija Rouf A short but practical self-help booklet for people with panic attacks, based on a cognitive model. Available through: The Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre Psychology Dept. Warneford Hospital Oxford OX3 7JX www.octc.co.uk

Details of additional organisations, websites and reading are available here.

(December 2006)

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