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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"Panic Disorder"”.
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Panic disorder : exploration of attachment, heterogeneity and the regulation of anger
The impact of a panic attack on the individual can be physically and emotionally disabling. Panic disorder -the chronic fear associated with recurrent attacks, is estimated to have a lifetime prevalence of 3% within the adult population. To date, the treatment panic disorder is restricted to …
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Panic Disorder, Trait Anxiety, and Risk Drinking in Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Women
Anxiety disorders, including Panic Disorder, and alcohol problems co-occur at greater rates than chance in the general population. It has also been suggested that alcohol is used to cope with anxiety symptoms, such as trait anxiety. While pregnancy may be a protective period against Panic Disorder …
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The use of a self-help treatment intervention for panic disorder with agoraphobia
… may be an effective intervention for panic disordered individuals with agoraphobia. The present study attempted to enhance this bibliotherapy intervention by adding audio- and videotape self-help supplements. Thirty subjects suffering panic disorder with mild to moderate agoraphobia …
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The Developmental Trajectory of Panic Disorder in Individuals with a History of Interpersonal Childhood Trauma
… trauma on the developmental trajectory of panic disorder. A wide array of articles and studies are comprehensively reviewed to explore the manner in which the onset, severity, and maintenance of panic disorder symptoms can become complicated in complexity by exposure to adverse …
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Short- and long-term effectiveness of high-density exposure for panic disorder with agoraphobia in an inpatient setting
… high-density exposure (3-4 weeks, all day) for panic disorder with agoraphobia (PDAG). Unselected inpatients (N = 379) with a primary diagnosis of PDAG were treated in the Christoph-Dornier-Clinic (CDK) for Psychotherapy in Germany (Muenster). Outcome measures (i.e., self-report questionnaires) …
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Effectiveness of a treatment approach for comorbid panic disorder, major depressive disorder, and alcohol dependence: a case study
… agency. The client was diagnosed with comorbid panic disorder, major depressive disorder, and alcohol dependence. In addition, the client experienced a variety of psychosocial stressors. The client's psychosocial assessment is presented, and the empirical treatment literature related to the …
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Perceptions of College Students Diagnosed with Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia: Academic, Psychosocial, and Environmental Views of their College Experience
… the study of college students with psychiatric disorders is extremely broad in focus and tends to group all psychiatric diagnoses together when reporting outcome studies. The research literature that is devoted to the study of the college student diagnoses with Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia is …
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Psychophysiological Effects of Respiratory Challenges before and after Breathing Training in Panic Disorder and Patients suffering from Episodic Anxiety Attacks
Panic Disorder (PD) has been associated with abnormalities in the respiratory system for a long time, and treatment programs aimed at reversing these abnormalities have been developed. Panicogenic effects of biological challenges have been shown to be altered after successful treatment. …
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Targeted read-out, analysis, and control to elucidate dynamic-emotional processing
Many psychological disorders, such as panic disorder, are episodic in nature, with unpredictable onsets and similarly unpredictable durations. That the severe symptoms of these disorders come in waves rather than remain at a level of stasis poses a daunting challenge for pharmacological approaches …
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Anxious lives: Tracing the life course of a medical diagnosis through illness narratives
… study of medical diagnosis, specifically anxiety disorder diagnosis, from the perspective and through the narratives of people who have been diagnosed. In this study, I address two core research questions. First, how does social materiality (e.g., bodies and objects) contribute to, shape, and lend …
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A single-case series investigation of the efficacy of an internet delivered multi-session cognitive bias modification – interpretation task in a population with clinical levels of panic symptomatology.
… bodily sensations are thought to maintain with panic disorder, to date no study has sought to explore the efficacy of CBM-I with individuals with clinical levels of panic symptomatology. Six individuals (19 to 53 years old) with clinical levels of panic symptomatology, as measured by the panic …
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Physiological response to phobic imagery scripts: an examination of the influence of cognitive response cues and interactive presentation
Twenty-four anxiety disorder subjects. 12 simple phobics and 12 panic disorders with agoraphobia, were assessed for physiological response (SCL, HR and EMG) to phobic imagery scripts. Subjects were instructed to image during tape-recorded scripts of standardized neutral (Neutral) and personally …
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Prevalence and correlates of anxiety disorders in psychotic illness
Background: Comorbid anxiety disorders in psychotic illness are reported in the international literature as highly prevalent and have a significant negative impact on patient outcomes. Local literature describing such comorbidity in the South African population is limited and clinically, anxiety …
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Biased processing of sleep-related information in children 'at risk' of insomnia: a pilot study & clinical research portfolio
… applied in the fields of Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Panic Disorder and Alcoholism, to investigate attentional bias towards sleep-related stimuli as a factor in the predisposition of insomnia. Following a ‘tired-state induction’ two groups of participants – ‘at risk’ …
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An experimental investigation of the relationship between physiological arousal, panic expectancy and agoraphobia
The effects of physiological arousal and panic expectancy on anxiety and agoraphobic avoidance were evaluated on thirty-six Ss diagnosed with panic disorder. It was hypothesized that there would be main effects of increased physiological arousal and increased panic expectancy on anxiety and …
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The Role of Child Anxiety in Parent Sick Role Reinforcement
… is likely important in the context of panic disorder (PD). Panic theorists suggest that parents may enhance panic vulnerability by increasing the threat value of bodily sensations. Although a sizeable body of work has examined the role of parent behavior in these processes, few have …
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An investigation of the differential effectiveness of bibliotherapy and self-regulatory treatments in individuals with panic attacks
Several studies targeting individuals with panic disorder have demonstrated that Cognitive-behavioral treatment (CST) is the psychological treatment of choice. CST interventions that include exposure to panic symptoms, along with cognitive restructuring. breathing retraining, and relaxation …
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