Effectiveness of a brief cognitive behavioural therapy for panic disorder with agoraphobia and the impact of partner involvement

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 613-629

  Marchand, André ^a   Todorov, Christo ^b   Borgeat, François ^b   Pelland, Marie ÈVe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE FERNAND SEGUIN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brief cognitive behavioural therapy; Cognitive behavioural therapy; Panic disorder with agoraphobia; Partner involvement; Self help

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGORAPHOBIA; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CARE; SELF HELP; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35548978107     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: 14691833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1352465807003888     Document Type: Article

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