|
|
Article: Treatment of panic disorder: practical guidelines. (Practice).
- Article from:
- Journal of Mental Health Counseling
- Article date:
- July 1, 2002
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2002 American Mental Health Counselors Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
This article presents current research information on the treatment of panic disorder. Specific guidelines are presented to guide the mental health counselor in the delivery of effective psychopharmacological and cognitive-behavioral treatment.
**********
Panic disorder is a major health problem (Barlow, 1997) and one of the most common psychiatric disorders in the United States. Prevalence rates have been estimated from 3 million to 6 million in the general U.S. population (Foote & Seibert, 1999). Prevalence rates in clinical populations have been reported at approximately 10% (Raj, Corvea, & Dagon, 1993).
The essential feature of panic ...