title: Cognitive-behavioural group treatment of panic disorder and agoraphobia in a psychiatric setting: A naturalistic study of effectiveness.
abstract: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural group treatment of panic disorder and agoraphobia in a clinical setting. Fifty-three patients were offered treatment and assessed before, after and at follow-up 1 1/2-2 years after treatment. The study included an informal waiting-list control group of 40 patients. The investigation group achieved better outcome on most analyses with 47.2% found to be panic-free after treatment compared with 12.5% in the control group. Treatment gains were durable with 66.7% without panic attacks at follow-up. Most patients, however, still had major psychological problems after treatment. The outcomes of cognitive-behavioural group treatment of panic disorder in this study were modest compared with most controlled studies, possibly due to an unselected patient group with a high degree of agoraphobia.
authors.affiliation: Center for Anxiety and Personality Disorders, Psychiatric Hospital, University of Aarhus, Denmark. Nkr@psykiatri.aaa.dk
authors.forename: Nicole K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
authors.forename: Esben
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hougaard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000379:Agoraphobia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D015897:Comorbidity; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group