Panic Monitoring Log

Individuals with panic disorder profit more from therapy when they have a clear idea of what the goals of therapy are and can chart their progress toward these goals. The Panic Monitoring Log was developed to provide the panic sufferer with an easy-to-use manual for charting therapeutic progress. It is also intended to assist the clinician who is treating panic sufferers by providing him/her with a week-to-week picture of each client's progress.

The Panic Monitoring Log is unique in that it permits daily monitoring of functioning in five important areas:

1. frequency of full panic attacks
2. frequency of limited-symptom attacks
3. fear of anxiety exposure to previously avoided situations
4. use of coping strategies
5. confidence in coping strategies.

Daily monitoring is converted into weekly charts that allow the client and clinician to view the client's progress. Intended as a therapeutic aid to the treatment approach provided in Coping With Panic and the workbook to Accompany coping With Panic, the Panic Monitoring Log permits continuous recording of progress for eight weeks.

Research has demonstrated that monitoring and feedback of therapeutic progress is a powerful treatment aid. The importance of goal setting, monitoring, and feedback is especially powerful for individuals suffering from anxiety disorders.