title: Empirically supported treatments for panic disorder with agoraphobia in a Spanish psychology clinic.
abstract: The aim of this work is to study the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients diagnosed with Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia (PD/Ag), as well as the characteristics of the treatment and its results and cost in a University Psychology Clinic. Fifty patients demanded psychological assistance for PD/Ag; 80% were women, with an average age of 29.22 years (SD = 9.03). Mean number of evaluation sessions was 3.26 (SD = 1.03), and of treatment sessions, 13.39 (SD = 9.237). Of the patients, 83.33% were discharged (that is, questionnaire scores were below the cut-off point indicated by the authors, and no PD/Ag was observed at readministration of the semistructured interview), 5.5% refused treatment, and 11% were dropouts. The average number of treatment sessions of patients who achieved therapeutic success was 15.13 (SD = 8.98). Effect sizes (d) greater than 1 were obtained in all the scales. Changes in all scales were significant (p < .05). The estimated cost of treatment for patients who achieved therapeutic success was 945.12€. The treatment results are at least similar to those of studies of efficacy and effectiveness for PD/Ag. The utility of generalizing treatments developed in research settings to a welfare clinic is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Complutense (Spain).
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ballesteros
authors.affiliation: Universidad Complutense (Spain).
authors.forename: Francisco J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Labrador
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000379:Agoraphobia / Q000628:therapy*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007171:Implosive Therapy; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D011586:Psychology, Clinical / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome