Abstract: This paper shows the therapeutic benefits of using the Bracelet to Reduce Panic Attacks in Patients with Panic Disorder (BRPAPPD). This patent was titled (Bracelet to Stimulates Patients of Panic Disorder - BSPPD), number 3796, and was obtained from King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) on 07 Dec 2014 in Riyadh – Saudi Arabia. The idea of this device, which can be considered as a cognitive and behavioural therapy (CBT) tool, is to help patients suffering from panic disorder (PD) to cope with sudden onset panic attacks. The inventor, who is a psychologist, has observed PD patients in his clinic, and has found that they are strongly affected by certain affirmations they hear during clinical sessions e.g. ’I am strong enough to cope with a panic attack’ and ‘I experienced a panic attack before and nothing happened to me, so nothing will happen to me this time’. These affirmations prepare PD patients and enable them to deal with their panic attacks. The regular appearance of these affirmations on the electronic bracelets’ screen, will ensure that PD patients are reminded of them. These affirmations can be repeated according to how frequently the panic attacks occur. A psychologist can calculate the mean number of panic attacks a PD patient has, which will indicate the number of the times that the phrases and sentences should appear on the bracelet screen. In other words, the patients will be stimulated by these affirmations to cope with their panic attacks, as and when needed.
Keywords: Panic Attacks, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Affirmations, Bracelet, and Patients with Panic Disorder.
Title: Bracelet to Reduce Panic Attacks in Patients with Panic Disorder (BRPAPPD)
Author: Ahmed Al Hariri
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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