Cognitive behavioral treatment of panic disorder with agoraphobia in adolescents: A multiple baseline design analysis

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Behavior Therapy

Volume 26, Issue 3, Summer 1995, Pages 517-531

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In this study, four adolescents with Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia (PDAG) were treated using cognitive behavior therapy. A multiple baseline design across subjects was used to illustrate the controlling effects of treatment. Panic attacks were eliminated, agoraphobic avoidance was reduced, and self-efficacy for coping with future attacks was enhanced as a function of treatment. In addition, heightened levels of anxiety sensitivity, trait anxiety, fear, and depression were reduced to normative levels. Issues related to use of these procedures, and their extension to children, are addressed.

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