The Impact of an 8-Day Intensive Treatment for Adolescent Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia on Comorbid Diagnoses
The Impact of an 8-Day Intensive Treatment for Adolescent Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia on Comorbid Diagnoses
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DOI：
10.1016/j.beth.2011.05.002
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发表时间：
2012-03-01
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影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Pincus, Donna B.
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作者：
Gallo, Kaitlin P.;Chan, Priscilla T.;Pincus, Donna B.
先前的研究结果表明，认知行为疗法对原发性焦虑症以及非原发性共病焦虑症都有积极的影响。在这项研究中，我们分析了一项现有的随机对照试验的数据，强化治疗惊恐障碍与或不广场恐怖症（PDA），以检查治疗共病精神病诊断的影响。在接受8天PDA治疗的一组青少年中，合并症诊断的总体频率和严重程度降低。结果表明，PDA的8天治疗可以减轻一些特定的共病临床诊断的症状，特别是特定的恐惧症，广泛性焦虑症和社交恐惧症。这些发现表明，即使PDA以外的疾病不是特定的治疗目标，PDA的强化治疗与共病症状的减少有关。
Previous research findings have shown positive effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy for primary anxiety disorders as well as for nonprimary, co-occurring anxiety disorders. In this study, we analyzed data from an existing randomized controlled trial of intensive treatment for panic disorder with or without agoraphobia (PDA) to examine the effects of the treatment on comorbid psychiatric diagnoses. The overall frequency and severity of aggregated comorbid diagnoses decreased in a group of adolescents who received an 8-day treatment for PDA. Results suggest that an 8-day treatment for PDA can alleviate the symptoms of some specific comorbid clinical diagnoses; in particular specific phobias, generalized anxiety disorder, and social phobia. These findings suggest that an intensive treatment for PDA is associated with reductions in comorbid symptoms even though disorders other than PDA are not specific treatment targets.