Effectiveness of care and improvement of quality of life in patients with panic disorder.
To investigate how practice guidelines or recommendations can be applied in the assessment of quality of care, 72 subjects beginning specialty treatment for panic disorder were enrolled. The Panic Outcomes Module assessed symptoms, health status, and treatment at baseline and after 8 weeks. Using published guidelines, the authors developed specific criteria to rate whether subjects' reports reflected appropriate treatment, including antipanic medication or three or more subsequent visits that involved antipanic behavioral therapy elements. Sixty-nine subjects (96%) completed the Panic Outcomes Module at both baseline and follow-up. Improvement in symptoms and health status was not different between subjects receiving appropriate and inappropriate care.
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Veteran's Affairs Field Program for Mental Health, Little Rock VA Medical Center, USA.
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Hollenberg
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Humphrey
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Lazorite
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Bartlett
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001131:Arkansas; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000592:standards; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards; D008875:Middle Aged; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents