title: An investigation of anxious thought in patients with DSM-IV agoraphobia/panic disorder: rationale and design.
abstract: Psychoanalysis as a profession is in difficulty because changes in the mental health field have exposed vulnerabilities inherent in psychoanalytic traditions. In this setting, scientific outcome studies of psychoanalytic treatment are a necessity. To enable such studies, certain preliminary research is required. In particular, a set of reliable diagnoses that recognize psychodynamic factors, in addition to "descriptive" criteria, must be developed. This paper outlines the rationale, significance, and design of a pilot study in the area of anxiety disorders, agoraphobia in particular, intended to provide a basis for recategorization of the currently predominant DSM system.
authors.affiliation: UCLA, USA. Alacpr@ucla.edu
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Compton
mesh_terms: D000379:Agoraphobia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy; D013850:Thinking