After the acute phase treatment , as long as the drug was continued , the superiority of the combination over either monotherapy appeared to persist .
BACKGROUND Panic disorder can be treated with pharmacotherapy , psychotherapy or in combination , but the relative merits of combined therapy have not been well established .
OBJECTIVES To review evidence concerning short- and long-term advantages and disadvantages of combined psychotherapy plus antidepressant treatment for panic disorder with or without agoraphobia , in comparison with either therapy alone .
Pretreatment patient factors predicting attrition from a multicenter randomized controlled treatment study for panic disorder.
This study examined pretreatment factors associated with attrition from a clinical trial for panic disorder . The study group consisted of 162 patients who began 11-visit treatments .  Six domains ( demography , panic disorder severity , psychiatric comorbidity , illness/treatment attributions , coping styles , and personality styles ) with 52 variables were used to predict attrition . One hundred twenty-two patients completed and 40 dropped out from treatment . Final multivariate regression analyses showed that the following two variables were independently associated with attrition : lower household income and negative treatment attitudes ; attributing the panic disorder to life stressors and greater age were independently associated with attrition at the trend level . Preliminary analyses suggested , in addition , associations between attrition and lower education , shorter length of prior treatment , higher anxiety sensitivity , lower agoraphobic avoidance , and a coping style of seeking social support that were not confirmed by best predictor analysis . Psychiatric comorbidity and personality styles were unrelated to attrition . The implication s of these findings for future research and clinical practice are discussed
After the acute phase treatment , as long as the drug was continued , the superiority of the combination over either monotherapy appeared to persist .
BACKGROUND Panic disorder can be treated with pharmacotherapy , psychotherapy or in combination , but the relative merits of combined therapy have not been well established .
OBJECTIVES To review evidence concerning short- and long-term advantages and disadvantages of combined psychotherapy plus antidepressant treatment for panic disorder with or without agoraphobia , in comparison with either therapy alone .