Cardio-respiratory symptoms in panic disorder: a contribution from cognitive-behaviour therapy

Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria

Anna Lucia Spear King²  Adriana Cardoso De Oliveira E Silva¹  Alexandre Martins Valencça¹  Antonio Egidio Nardi¹ 

[1] ,Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Psychiatry Institute Panic and Respiration LaboratoryRio de Janeiro,Brazil

关键词: Panic;    anxiety;    phobia;    exposures;    Pânico;    ansiedade;    fobia;    exposições;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0047-20852011000400011

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Objective: To compare patients with panic disorder with agoraphobia treated with cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) associated with the medication with patients treated only with medication and verify the behaviour of the cardio-respiratory symptoms of both groups. Methods: Randomized sample in the Psychiatry Institute of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, divided in two groups of 25 participants each. Group 1 undertook 10 weekly sessions of CBT with one hour of duration each together with medication. Group 2, Control, were administered medication that only consisted of tricyclic anti-depressants and selective inhibitors of the re-uptake of serotonin. Evaluation instruments were applied at the beginning and to the end of the interventions. Results: According to the applied scales, group 1 showed statistically more significant results than group 2, with: reduction of panic attacks, cardio-respiratory symptoms, anticipatory anxiety, agoraphobia avoidance and fear of bodily sensations. Conclusion: Exposures (in vivo and interoceptive), especially for induction symptom exercises and relaxation, were considered essential to prepare patients with panic disorder to handle future cardio-respiratory symptoms and panic attacks with agoraphobia.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
 All the contents of this journal, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License