INTEGRATIVE TREATMENT STRATEGIES OF PANIC DISORDER WITH AGORAPHOBIA AND DEPRESSIVE DISORDER

Authors
Citation
Rj. Boerner, INTEGRATIVE TREATMENT STRATEGIES OF PANIC DISORDER WITH AGORAPHOBIA AND DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, Nervenarzt, 66(3), 1995, pp. 212-216
Citations number
37
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,Neurosciences
Journal title
ISSN journal
00282804
Volume
66
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
212 - 216
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-2804(1995)66:3<212:ITSOPD>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Two patients suffering from a panic disorder (agoraphobia) as well as a depressive disorder and alcohol abuse showed marked improvement when given a combination of pharmacotherapy and behavior therapy. The feas ibility of this combination treatment in the context of understanding both the theory and therapy of panic disturbances is discussed in thes e two case histories.