by Dr. Blumberg on May 23, 2010
Panic patients are suddenly hit with a barrage of physical symptoms, “Out of the Blueâ€. When dizziness, heart pounding, shortness of breath, weakness, numbness in the hands and feet, and hot cold spells strike without apparent cause, panic sufferers frequently seek medical evaluations (emergency rooms, family doctors) to determine the cause. Ballenger (1987) states that […]
by Dr. Blumberg on April 30, 2010
I just stepped out of Session 1 with “Bill” (not his real name). Like many of my patients, Bill had been advised to avoid caffeine because he suffers from anxiety attack symptoms. He told me that recently he had a powerful surge of anxiety symptoms right after drinking a cup of coffee. Here is Bill’s […]
by Dr. Blumberg on April 14, 2010
Michelle Craske, in her APA Theories of Psychotherapy Series Book entitled “Cognitive-Behavioral Therapyâ€(2010), outlines the “hallmark features of cognitive-behavioral therapy.†Dr. Craske states â€CBT is short term, problem-focused cognitive and behavioral interventions strategies that are derived from the science and theory of learning and cognition.â€Â The execution of treatment and evaluation is guided by empirical […]