Empirical Basis of Panic Control Treatment
Author:
Martin M. Antony and Randi E. McCabe - Anxiety Treatment Research
Centre, St. Joseph's Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario; Department
of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University.
Author
Note:
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed
to Martin M. Antony, Ph.D., Anxiety Treatment and Research
Centre, 6th Floor, Fontbonne Building, St. Joseph's Hospital,
50 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 4A6, Canada;
E-mail: mantony@stjosham.on.ca.
Abstract:
The past 2 decades have seen important advances in the development
and dissemination of empirically based interventions for panic
disorder, with and without agoraphobia. One such intervention
is panic control treatment (PCT), which involves the sequential
administration of several specific cognitive and behavioral
techniques (i.e., psychoeducation, breathing retraining, cognitive
restructuring, and exposure). This article provides a description
of PCT, along with a review of the relevant research literature
regarding PCT and its active ingredients. Directions for future
research are also discussed.
