Treating Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

The Anxiety Disorders Association of Victoria Presents
Treating Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder Using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)



A Lecture with Peter Kyriakoulis, Clinical Psychologist
Director of the Positive Psychology Clinic & Positive Psychology Wellness Centre.

This lecture will discuss (CBT) as being a treatment option for Panic Attacks!

Panic attacks affect approximately 4 out of 10 people and are very debilitating as individuals may feel that they are losing control, going crazy or dying. Panic Disorder is less frequent and affects about 4% of the population. Individuals suffering from panic disorder have a persistent fear of having a panic attack and worry about the consequences of an attack. Many people change their behaviour in an attempt to prevent attacks and some are so affected that they try to avoid any place where it might be difficult to get help or to escape from. When this avoidance is severe it is called Agoraphobia and refers to people developing a fear of crowded places.

Panic Disorder may become accompanied by depression, other anxiety disorders, dependence on alcohol or drugs and may also lead to significant social and occupational impairment. This seminar will attempt to define panic attacks and panic disorder with and without agoraphobia and will describe various evidence based cognitive behavioural techniques used in treatment.


Peter Kyriakoulis is the director of the Positive Psychology Clinic and the Positive Psychology Wellness Centre. He is a clinical psychologist who specialises in the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders. He completed his undergraduate studies with honours at the University of Athens in 2000, and in 2003 he completed a Masters in Clinical Psychology in Melbourne.

Since 2003 he has been working in private practice as a psychologist, and over the ensuing years has worked in community health and various psychiatric settings, becoming a member of the Clinical College of the Australian Psychological Society in 2007. Peter has a wide interest in applying positive psychology principles in clinical practice whilst maintaining a cognitive behavioural framework. He also specialises in psychological assessment using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality
Inventory (MMPI-2).

Thursday 24th February 2011
7.30pm-9.00pm
Northcote Town Hall (First Floor, Room 1)
189 High Street, Northcote VIC

Cost:
$10.00 ADAVIC members
$20.00 Non-Members
Bookings:
Phone: ADAVIC (03) 9853 8089
Email: adavic@adavic.org.au
Website: http://www.adavic.org.au/

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