Behavior Therapy for Panic Disorder
作者:
BONNIE GITLIN,
JANE MARTIN,
M. SHEAR,
ALLEN FRANCES,
GORDON BALL,
STEPHEN JOSEPHSON,
期刊:
The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
(OVID Available online 1985)
卷期:
Volume 173,
issue 12
页码: 742-743
ISSN:0022-3018
年代: 1985
出版商: OVID
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
Eleven patients who met DSM-III criteria for panic disorder were treated with behavior therapy techniques. Seven patients had mixed phobic avoidance and none were agoraphobic; three had no phobic symptoms. Mean duration of symptoms was 3.4 years. Treatment lasted a mean of 14 weeks and consisted of 1) education about physiology and management of panic symptoms; 2) relaxation, abdominal breathing, and cognitive anxiety management skills; and 3) imaginal and in vivo exposure. Upon termination of treatment, 10 of 11 patients were panic-free and six of seven mixed phobics showed complete remission or significant improvement of phobias. Follow-up data revealed excellent stability of remission. Clinical implications for the use of behavior therapy for panic disorder and directions for future research are discussed.
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