Panic Attack. Causes and Treatments

Description

You are in a cold, clammy sweat, and pervaded by fear. These are two symptoms of a panic attack, a debilitating mental disorder that affects thousands of people worldwide. This program explores the possible causes of the condition and examines treatments, particularly cognitive therapy. Three patients talk about their lives lived under the pall of panic attacks. One patient, whose first occurrence was on a train trip, takes a short train journey as part of her liberating therapy.

Runtime

29 min

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Date of Publication

[2013], c1991

Database

Films on Demand

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