An End to Panic: Breakthrough Techniques for Overcoming Panic Disorder . - 2nd ed - Review - book review

Adolescence, Fall, 2000

ZUERCHER-WHITE, Elke. An End to Panic: Breakthrough Techniques for Overcoming Panic Disorder (2nd ed.). Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 1998. 218pp. $17.95 (p).

This guide is designed to help readers cope with and overcome panic attacks. The author brings together in-depth coverage of groundbreaking treatment strategies, using an interactive format that lets readers move forward with confidence, one step at a time. The second edition reflects the updated research that the author incorporated into her 1997 guide for professionals, Treating Panic and Agoraphobia. The new edition also includes revised reader worksheets that reflect these state-of-the-art cognitive behavioral techniques. An End to Panic provides strategies for mastering the progression and physiology of panic, skills in breathing retraining, taking charge of catastrophic and fear-fueling thoughts, skills for challenging and mastering fearful situations, and strategies to avoid relapse and enjoy life.