A Case Study of Efficacy of Panic Control Treatment ( PCT ) in treatment of panic disorder with or without Agoraphobia In Iranian Sample

پژوهش های روان شناسی بالینی و مشاوره

Article 6, Volume 07, Issue 2, October 2006

Document Type: پژوهشی

DOI: 10.22067/ijap.v7i2.6792

Authors

azam Noferesti^* ; Mahmood Tabatabai; Behrooz mahram

Abstract

In order to study the efficacy of Panic Control Treatment (PCT),four Iranian panic suffers with or without Agoraphobia took part in a single-subject experimental trial ( a multiple- baseline design) . All cases were assessed at pre treatment , fourth session and post treatment by using the Body Sensation Questionnaire(BSQ) , Agoraphobic Cognitions questionnaire(ASQ) , Depression – Anxiety – Stress Scale ( DASS-21) , and Self-Monitoring of Panic Frequency and Intensity. The assessment of an Agoraphobic suffer is done in eighth session ,too.
The results revealed that PCT had efficacy in treatment of panic disorder with or without Agoraphobia in an Iranian sample.

Keyword : Panic disorder , Agoraphobia , Panic Control Treatment , Efficacy.