title: Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in a Psychology Clinic.
abstract: People with anxiety disorders demand psychological attention most often. Therefore, it seems important to identify both the characteristics of the patients who demand help and the clinical variables related to that demand and its treatment. A cohort of 292 patients who requested help at a university clinical facility was studied. The typical profile of the patient was: being female, young, unmarried, with some college education, and having previously received treatment, especially pharmacological one. The three most frequent diagnoses of anxiety, which include 50% of the cases, were: Anxiety Disorder not otherwise specified, Social Phobia, and Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia. Regarding the characteristics of the intervention, the average duration of the assessment was 3.5 sessions (SD = 1.2), and the duration of the treatment was 14 sessions (SD = 11.2). The percentage of discharges was 70.2%. The average cost of treatment was around €840. The results are discussed, underlining the value of empirically supported treatments for anxiety disorders.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Complutense (Spain).
authors.forename: Francisco J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Labrador
authors.affiliation: Universidad Complutense (Spain).
authors.forename: Francisco J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Estupiñá
authors.affiliation: Universidad Complutense (Spain).
authors.forename: Mónica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bernaldo-de-Quirós
authors.affiliation: Universidad Complutense (Spain).
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fernández-Arias
authors.affiliation: Universidad Complutense (Spain).
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Alonso
authors.affiliation: Universidad Complutense (Spain).
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ballesteros
authors.affiliation: Universidad Complutense (Spain).
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Blanco
authors.affiliation: Universidad Complutense (Spain).
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gómez
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000328:Adult; D000379:Agoraphobia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: anxiety disorders; clinical context; therapeutic results; treatments