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Communication-Focused Therapy® (CFT) for Anxiety and Panic Attacks (3)

anxiety, CFT, Communication, communication-focused therapy (CFT), generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), panic attack, Psychotherapy, social anxiety, treatment / By Jonathan Haverkampf, M.D.

Communication-Focused Therapy (CFT) is a psychotherapy developed by the author, which can be applied to a number of mental health conditions, including anxiety disorder and panic attacks. It focuses on creating greater awareness and insight into internal and external communication patterns and making changes to them. This also helps gain insight into the basic parameters, …

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Anxiety (4)

anxiety, CBT, CFT, communication-focused therapy (CFT), generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), panic attack, psychiatry, psychodynamic psychotherapy, Psychotherapy / By Jonathan Haverkampf, M.D.

Anxiety disorder can be very debilitating. Between 15% and 20% of the population may at any point in time be affected by anxiety. From a communication perspective there is much that can be done to help a person suffering from anxiety with the help of psychotherapy. At the same time, medication can be an important …

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Anxiety and Medication (4)

anxiety, generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), medication, panic attack / By Jonathan Haverkampf, M.D.

Anxiety is an emotion characterized by an unpleasant state of inner turmoil, often accompanied by nervous behavior, such as pacing back and forth, somatic complaints, and rumination. It is the subjectively unpleasant feelings of dread over anticipated events, such as the feeling of imminent death. However, with psychotherapy or a combination of psychotherapy and medication …

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