DONT PANIC REV /E REV/E

by R. Reid Wilson

Paperback

Published January 1, 1996

About the author

REID WILSON, PhD is a psychologist in Chapel Hill, NC. He has spent 40 years developing treatment protocols for anxiety disorders and OCD. In 2026 he authored Quiet Your OCD Brain: A Game-Changing Metacognitive Workbook to Defeat Obsessions and Compulsions. In 1986 he authored the first self-help book on panic disorder, the classic Don't Panic: Taking Control of Anxiety Attacks, now in its 3rd edition. In 1991 he co-authored with Dr. Edna Foa the first-ever self-help book on exposure and response prevention (ERP), Stop Obsessing! How to Overcome Your Obsessions and Compulsions. He is author of Stopping the Noise in Your Head: The New Way to Overcome Anxiety and Worry, as well as Facing Panic: Self-Help for People with Panic Attacks. He is co-author, with Lynn Lyons, LICSW, of Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents: 7 Ways to Stop the Worry Cycle and Raise Courageous & Independent Children and Playing with Anxiety: Casey’s Guide for Teens and Kids. His books have sold over 500,000 copies. He directs www.anxieties.com, celebrating 27 years this year as the largest, privately-run free self-help site on anxiety and OCD. He designed American Airlines' first national program for the fearful flier and served as the expert on anxiety for WebMD’s Mental Health Community. He is a Founding Clinical Fellow of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) and is a Fellow of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT). In 2014 he received ADAA’s highest service award, and in 2019 he received the highest service award from the International OCD Foundation.