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 .
Flooding with Brevital in the treatment of agoraphobia: countereffective?
Summary Twenty-seven agoraphobic out patients received eight sessions of flooding in fantasy with anxiety , flooding in fantasy with intravenous Brevital , or an attention-control procedure . Results on subjective rating scales provide some support for the hypothesis that agoraphobic clients benefit more from experiencing anxiety during flooding . No significant differences were found on a behavioral task . These results differ from previous findings where diazepam ( Valium ) was found to have no effect on outcome or to enhance improvement in agoraphobics . The discrepancy may be due to differences in the procedure
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 .