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THE EFFICACY AND COGNITIVE PROCESSES OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF PANIC DISORDER WITH AGORAPHOBIA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 1999

Tian P. S. Oei ,
Michael Llamas  and
Grant J. Devilly
Tian P. S. Oei
Affiliation:
University of Queensland, Australia
Michael Llamas
Affiliation:
University of Queensland, Australia
Grant J. Devilly
Affiliation:
University of Queensland, Australia
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Abstract

The present paper aimed (1) to review the literature to examine the effectiveness of CBT as treatment for PDA and (2) to evaluate whether the efficacy of CBT treatments is related to the change to cognitive processes that are postulated to be important in the cognitive models of PDA. A literature review of CBT studies in the area of PDA was conducted using both descriptive and quantitative (meta-analysis) procedures. In all, 35 studies published between 1969 and 1996 were included. The results show that CBT is an effective treatment for PDA. However, the contribution of cognitive processes to this disorder and the role that they play in the successful outcome of CBT remain unclear and in need of further empirical investigation. At present, CBT treatment provides limited support to validate the cognitive models of PDA.

Keywords

Panic disordersagoraphobiapsychotherapytreatmentanxiety disorders
Type
Main Section
Information
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 27 , Issue 1 , January 1999 , pp. 63 - 88
Copyright
© 1999 British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies

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