Panic provocation in the treatment of agoraphobia: a preliminary investigation.
The efficacy of panic provocation exercises in the treatment of agoraphobia is examined. Twenty six patients with agoraphobia were allocated to a cognitive-behavioural program with and without panic provocation exercises. Both programs significantly reduced symptoms. Despite a trend in favour of panic provocation, differences between treatments failed to reach significance. Results are discussed in terms of a cognitive model of panic and the manner in which future research into panic provocation should be conducted.
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Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety Disorders, University of New South Wales, St Vincent's Hospital.
D000328:Adult; D000379:Agoraphobia / Q000628:therapy*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010200:Panic; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome