Efficacy of Two Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Modalities for Panic Disorder With Nocturnal Panic Attacks

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 680-704 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyne Marchand ◽  
André Marchand ◽  
Pierre Landry ◽  
Andrée Letarte ◽  
Joane Labrecque
1996 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 271-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill H. Rathus ◽  
William C. Sanderson

Cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) has been repeatedly proven efficacious in the treatment of panic disorder (PD); however, information about the efficacy of this treatment with geriatric patients is lacking. The current paper outlines treatment course and outcome for two elderly PD patients receiving CBT. J. B. was a 70-year-old White male with a 51-year history of PD; A. B. was a 69-year-old White female with a 25-year history of PD. Diagnoses were made on the basis of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R patient version (SCID-P). Both subjects received manual-driven CBT. Four primary treatment components consisted of psychoeducation, cognitive restructuring, breathing retraining, and systematic exposure. Subjects completed symptom measures before and after treatment and at a follow-up evaluation. Results support the efficacy of the treatment for both patients, as panic attacks, fear and avoidance, and general symptomatology were substantially reduced at post- and follow-up assessments. Results are discussed in terms of the utility of CBT with elderly patients and the nuances of treating elderly patients with this treatment procedure.


1993 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Telch ◽  
John A. Lucas ◽  
Norman B. Schmidt ◽  
Henry H. Hanna ◽  
T.LaNae Jaimez ◽  
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2000 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 381-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan G. Hofmann ◽  
Lynn F. Bufka ◽  
Stephen M. Brady ◽  
Curtiss Du Rand ◽  
Donald C. Goff

Many patients with schizophrenia suffer from panic disorder. Although Panic Control Treatment (PCT), a cognitive-behavioral intervention for panic disorder, has been found efficacious in a number of controlled studies with careful selection criteria for participants, little is known about the utility of this treatment for patients with schizophrenia who also suffer from panic disorder. Four patients with schizophrenia received 15-17 individual sessions of PCT for their panic disorder. After treatment, clinicians rated all patients’ panic disorder as less severe than at pretreatment, and three of the patients no longer met diagnostic criteria for panic disorder. Positive psychotic symptoms seem to improve as a result of treatment in some patients. Furthermore, a 6-month follow-up assessment of one patient suggests good maintenance of treatment gains. Although a modification of the treatment protocol seems necessary, the results point to the clinical utility of PCT for treating panic disorder in patients with schizophrenia. These findings suggest that a controlled clinical trial may be warranted.


2002 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-223
Author(s):  
Terry Michael McClanahan ◽  
David O. Antonuccio

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