1st Edition
Agoraphobia Current Perspectives on Theory and Treatment
List of Tables and Figures. Notes on Contributors. Editor’s Acknowledgements. Preface. 1. Introduction: The Nature of Agoraphobia and Contemporary Issues Kevin Gournay 2. The Behavioural (Exposure) Treatment of Agoraphobia: A Review and an Outcome Study Kevin Gournay 3. Social Factors and the Role of Social Workers Barbara L. Hudson 4. The Role of Medication in the Management of Agoraphobia: A Review Cherrie A. Coghlan 5. An Alternative Construction of Agoraphobia David A. Winter 6. Failures in the Behavioural Treatment of Agoraphobia Kevin Gournay 7. The Treatment of Agoraphobia by Nurse Therapists: Practice and Training H. Gordon Deakin 8. Cognitive Changes During the Behavioural Treatment of Agoraphobia Kevin Gournay 9. Agoraphobia: A Woman’s Problem? The Sex-Role Perspective Kevin Gournay 10. Conclusions and Future Directions Kevin Gournay. Name Index. Subject Index.
Biography
Kevin Gournay CBE Is a Chartered Psychologist, Chartered Scientist and a Registered Nurse. He is an Emeritus Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience; Kings College London and an Honorary Professor at the Matilda Centre at the University of Sydney; Australia. He has nearly five decades of clinical experience with people with anxiety disorders, combining his clinical work with research, policy advice to government, as a trustee and advisor to several charities and as an expert witness.
