A cognitive therapy conceptualization of panic disorder exacerbated by interferon treatment.
This case conference presents a patient with von Willebrand disease, receiving year-long interferon treatment for hepatitis C. She was referred to C-L Psychiatry following a severe exacerbation of panic disorder. Our guest interviewer is Dr. Craig White, a Scottish cognitive therapist. The subsequent discussion outlines the treatment challenges of panic disorder that occurs when a patient is receiving interferon. A literature review evaluates psychological effects of interferon and biological mechanisms by which interferon may exacerbate anxiety and depression. A cognitive therapy conceptualization of interferon-induced exacerbation of panic disorder is proposed.
Farber
Guy A
GA
Department of Consultation and Liaison Psychiatry, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY 11040, USA. gfarber@mcihispeed.net
Levin
Tomer
T
White
Craig A
CA
D000328:Adult; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D005260:Female; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007372:Interferons / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000139:chemically induced*; D012606:Scotland; D014842:von Willebrand Diseases
D007372:Interferons