About the Author

Denise Beckfield, PhD, is a clinical psychologist who has specialized in the treatment of panic and anxiety her entire career, and who has written and spoken to both professionals and anxiety sufferers on topics including susceptibility to panic disorder, its emotional underpinnings and its treatment.

Reviews

&ldquot;...a valuable resource for people with panic disorder."
--Jeffrey E. Heckler, PhD, University of Maine Department of Psychology, book review, the Behavior Therapist

"...best book of its kind.”
--Albert Ellis, PhD, President, Albert Ellis Institute, New York

"...Dr. Beckfield clearly understands this exquisitely uncomfortable disorder..."
--THE WILSON LIBRARY JOURNAL

"...Especially noteworthy are chapters 2, 3, and 4, helping clients to trace both the lifetime origins as well as the daily antecedents of their panic episodes. I haven't seen this covered so well anywhere else."
--Edmund Bourne, PhD, author, Anxiety, Fears and Phobias

"As a therapist, I am delighted to have learned of a book which I can use with my anxiety and panic disorder patients... as a professor, I look forward to the opportunity to utilize your book as a text, or as recommended reading for some of my courses..."
--Janice Kinter, PhD, former Director of Clinical Placement, Psychology, California Graduate Institute

"From her experience successfully treating hundreds of patients, and from her review of the voluminous literature in the area, Dr. Beckfield has distilled the essence of effective treatment into the most readable book on the topic I have seen."
--John Greist, MD, author, Anxiety and Its Treatment, Clinical Director of Psychiatry, University of Washington Medical School

"I just turned 40 years old... I've been suffering from periodic attacks since I was 24 years old... Right now I feel 100% like my 'old' self... You have helped me&rdquot;
--A grateful reader, Memphis, TN

"I was quite surprised at the impact the book had on me... This book is just what we need! [It is]... user-friendly, based on sound, research-based techniques, yet also addresses emotional issues such as loss, and unresolved grief or anger (something we find hard to release)... Dr. Beckfield truly understands the agony and struggle that her clients and readers experience... excellent book."
--From a review in The Mountain Climber

"Of all the clinical self-help books on panic disorder, Master Your Panic And Take Back Your Life is the best. I use the book as required reading for the individual and group therapy I conduct for clients with panic disorder and high anxiety. It is excellent, easily understandable and with self-help exercises that really make a difference. I recommend they read others, but I require this one."
--Tom Parsons, MA, LPC , co-founder: The SHYNESS Institute of Colorado

"The minute I finished reading [this book], I wanted to hop right on a plane and fly out to meet with Dr. Beckfield in person. It is written with unbelievable understanding and compassion. I keep a copy at home and work. It comes in handy for me and also for others who may try to understand their condition... I recommend the book highly to anyone with panic and anxiety. It's a magnificent book.”
--M.L., a reader in Clearwater Beach, FL