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Empirically Supported Treatments for Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia in a Spanish Psychology Clinic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2014

Francisco Ballesteros  and
Francisco J. Labrador
Francisco Ballesteros
Affiliation:
Universidad Complutense (Spain)
Francisco J. Labrador*
Affiliation:
Universidad Complutense (Spain)
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*Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Francisco Javier Labrador. Departamento de Psicología Clínica. Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain). Phone: +34–913942859. E-mail: labrador@cop.es
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Abstract

The aim of this work is to study the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients diagnosed with Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia (PD/Ag), as well as the characteristics of the treatment and its results and cost in a University Psychology Clinic. Fifty patients demanded psychological assistance for PD/Ag; 80% were women, with an average age of 29.22 years (SD = 9.03). Mean number of evaluation sessions was 3.26 (SD = 1.03), and of treatment sessions, 13.39 (SD = 9.237). Of the patients, 83.33% were discharged (that is, questionnaire scores were below the cut-off point indicated by the authors, and no PD/Ag was observed at readministration of the semistructured interview), 5.5% refused treatment, and 11% were dropouts. The average number of treatment sessions of patients who achieved therapeutic success was 15.13 (SD = 8.98). Effect sizes (d) greater than 1 were obtained in all the scales. Changes in all scales were significant (p < .05). The estimated cost of treatment for patients who achieved therapeutic success was 945.12€. The treatment results are at least similar to those of studies of efficacy and effectiveness for PD/Ag. The utility of generalizing treatments developed in research settings to a welfare clinic is discussed.

Keywords

panic with agoraphobiaefficacyeffectivenessempirically supported treatments
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Research Article
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 17 , 2014 , E65
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Copyright © Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid 2014 

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