Panic rating scale (PRS) - I tend to use this scale particularly to clarify safety seeking behaviours and catastrophic thoughts.Īgoraphobia assessment and scoring, Ost - a scale I use a lot as an initial assessment, to guide desensitization/exposure/behavioural experiments and monitor progress. If reading through these paired words induces anxiety/panic in a sufferer it can be very useful in helping them see how their catastrophic interpretations are a key part of the problem.Ĭatastrophic beliefs questionnaire - again can be useful in assessment and monitoring when using a CBT approach for panic disorder. Panic attack diary page 1 - this diary format (both pages) can be useful for gathering lots of relevant information about symptoms, triggers, avoidance and so on. These tests can then be used to clarify anxiety pathways and also as desensitization/exposure/behavioural experiments. feeling faint/might have stroke heart palpitations/might have heart attack, etc) seems an important part of the symptom picture. Can be helpful when fear of catastrophized internal sensations (e.g. Interoceptive symptom induction tests - again, I use this to remind myself of standard 'interoceptive' challenges.
Vicious circle & maintaining factors - I often print this Powerpoint handout out (2 slides to a page) to use as a handout and also to clarify why and what we're doing in therapy. See Scoring the PDSS.ĭiagnosing panic attacks, etc - I will sometimes sit down beside the person I'm working with, show them these diagnostic criteria and clarify which symptoms they suffer from and which they don't. Scores for the PDSS are interpreted somewhat differently depending on whether there is also agoraphobia present or not. For other uses of the scale Katherine Shear should be contacted. The PDSS is copyrighted to Dr Katherine Shear who has given permission for the scale to be used by clinicians in their practice and researchers in non-industry settings. It's the self-report form of the PDSS, which has been shown to be comparable to the interview version.
Panic disorder severity scale - self report (PDSS-SR) - this is the main scale I use to assess initial panic severity and track progress. Here are many of the handouts and questionnaires I use currently (autumn '09) when working with people suffering from panic disorder, agoraphobia, OCD or depersonalization/derealization disorder. May you be blessed today and each day.Panic, OCD & depersonalization information & assessment Recovery being like a family in many ways, allows us to support one another together. This forum is designed to be like Christian Advice, only for recovery type of issues. If you have spiritual issues related to a mental health and recovery issue, please use the Recovery Related Spiritual Advice forum.
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