Climbing a panic ladder
This resource introduces the concept of a ‘panic ladder’—a graded hierarchy that helps children gradually confront situations that provoke anxiety, progressing from more manageable scenarios to highly challenging ones.
This version provides an example ladder filled in by Amber, who is a young mostner struggling with panic in noisy and crowded places.
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Climbing a panic ladder
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Climbing a panic ladder
References and Further Reading
- Pincus, D. B., Ehrenreich-May, J., Whitton, S. W., Mattis, S. G., & Barlow, D. H. (2010). Cognitive-behavioral treatment of panic disorder in adolescence. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 39(5), 638–649 https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2010.501288.
- Peterman, J. S., Carper, M. M., & Kendall, P. C. (2016). Testing the Habituation-Based Model of Exposures for Child and Adolescent Anxiety. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, pp. 1–11 https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2016.1163707.
- Waite, P. (2022). Protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility study examining the efficacy of brief cognitive therapy for the treatment of panic disorder in adolescents (PANDA). Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 8(1) https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-022-01009-z.
- Hoffman , E. C. , & Mattis , S. G. ( 2000 ). A developmental adaptation of panic control treatment for panic disorder in adolescence . Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 7 , 253 – 261.
- Micco , J. A. , Choate-Summers , M. L. , Ehrenreich , J. T. , Pincus , D. B. , & Mattis , S. G. ( 2007 ). Identifying efficacious treatment components of Panic Control Treatment for Adolescents: A preliminary investigation . Child & Family Behavior Therapy , 29 ( 4 ), 1 – 23.