The Clinicians Guide to Anxiety Sensitivity Treatment and Assessment

The Clinician’s Guide to Anxiety Sensitivity Treatment and Assessment provides evidence-based strategies for clinicians looking to treat, asses, and better understand anxiety sensitivity in their patients. The book delivers detailed guidance on the theoretical background and empirical support for anxiety sensitivity treatment methods, assessment strategies, and how clinicians can best prepare for sessions with their clients. Bolstered by case studies throughout, it highlights anxiety sensitivity as a transdiagnostic risk factor while also looking at the importance of lower-order sensitivity factors (physical, social, cognitive) in treatment planning, implementation, and evaluation.

Examines anxiety sensitivity as a transdiagnostic risk factorProvides an overview of clinical assessment strategies such as self-report and behavioralHighlights the importance of lower-order anxiety sensitivity factors for treatmentOutlines strategies for effective implementation of exposure therapyLooks at computerized treatment methodsCompanion website features scripts and worksheets for clinical use

1. Anxiety Sensitivity as a Transdiagnostic Treatment Target 2. Assessing Anxiety Sensitivity 3. Integrating Patients' Anxiety Sensitivity Profile into One's Case Formulation and Treatment Planning 4. Treating Anxiety Sensitivity in Individuals with Anxiety Disorders 5. Optimizing Outcome for Pain Disorders by Treating Anxiety Sensitivity 6. Anxiety Sensitivity Treatment as an Aid to Smoking Cessation 7. Anxiety Sensitivity Treatment for Children and Adolescents 8. Targeting Anxiety Sensitivity as a Prevention Strategy 9. Anxiety Sensitivity and Your Clinical Practice