The review established the paucity of high quality evidence investigating the efficacy of psychotherapy combined with benzodiazepines for panic disorder .
Currently , there is inadequate evidence to assess the clinical effects of psychotherapy combined with benzodiazepines for patients who are diagnosed with panic disorder
BACKGROUND The efficacy of combining psychotherapy and benzodiazepines for panic disorder is unclear , despite widespread use .
OBJECTIVES To examine the efficacy of the combination compared with either treatment alone .
A comparison of delivery methods of cognitive-behavioral therapy for panic disorder: an international multicenter trial.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy ( CBT ) is the psychological treatment of choice for panic disorder ( PD ) . However , given limited access to CBT , it must be delivered with maximal cost-effectiveness . Previous research ers have found that a brief computer-augmented CBT was as effective as extended therapist-delivered CBT . To test this finding , this study r and omly allocated 186 patients with PD across 2 sites in Scotl and and Australia to 12 sessions of therapist-delivered CBT ( CBT12 ) , 6 sessions of therapist-delivered ( CBT6 ) or computer-augmented CBT ( CBT6-CA ) , or a waitlist control . On a composite measure , at posttreatment , the outcome for CBT 12 was statistically better than the outcome for CBT6 . The outcome for CBT6-CA  fell between CBT12 and CBT6 , but could not be statistically distinguished from either treatment . The active treatments did not differ statistically at 6-month follow-up . The study provided some support for the use of computers as an innovative adjunctive-therapy tool and merits further investigation
The review established the paucity of high quality evidence investigating the efficacy of psychotherapy combined with benzodiazepines for panic disorder .
Currently , there is inadequate evidence to assess the clinical effects of psychotherapy combined with benzodiazepines for patients who are diagnosed with panic disorder
BACKGROUND The efficacy of combining psychotherapy and benzodiazepines for panic disorder is unclear , despite widespread use .
OBJECTIVES To examine the efficacy of the combination compared with either treatment alone .