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Article: Combining Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Pharmacotherapy for the Treatment of Panic Disorder
- Article from:
- Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy
- Article date:
- April 1, 2006
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright Springer Publishing Company Spring 2006. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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This article focuses on the role of combination treatment strategies in the management of panic disorder (PD). Despite short-term benefits, there is not consistent evidence for a longer-term advantage of combined treatment over cognitive-behavior therapy alone. In discussing this result, we place emphasis on ways in which medication treatment may interfere with the learning of safety in relation to feared cues in PD. These considerations are placed in the context of animal and human studies of factors that interfere with the extinction of fears. Strategies to overcome this interference are also discussed as are novel approaches to combination treatment.
Keywords: panic disorder; treatment ...