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Effective Psychological Treatment of Panic Disorder

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This chapter focuses on the psychological treatment of panic attacks and panic disorder as denned by DSM-III-R diagnostic criteria (American Psychiatric Association [APA]). In this chapter, current available psychological treatments of panic disorder and evidence for their efficacy are reviewed. A brief discussion of developments in conceptualization and in the treatment of panic disorder as well as recent epidemiological data are presented before describing specific treatment procedures and their efficacies. Directions for future research are suggested in the conclusion.

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Côté, G., Barlow, D.H. (1993). Effective Psychological Treatment of Panic Disorder. In: Giles, T.R. (eds) Handbook of Effective Psychotherapy. The Plenum Behavior Therapy Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2914-9_7

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