Mechanisms of change in cognitive behaviour therapy for panic disorder: The role of panic self-efficacy and catastrophic misinterpretations

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 579-587

  Fentz, Hanne N ^a,b   Hoffart, Asle ^c,d   Jensen, Morten B ^a   Arendt, Mikkel ^a,b   O'Toole, Mia S ^a   Rosenberg, Nicole K ^b   Hougaard, Esben ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Research Institute   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Catastrophic beliefs; Cognitive models; Mediators of change; Panic disorder; Panic self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS INTERVIEW SCHEDULE FOR DSM-IV; ARTICLE; CATASTROPHIC MISINTERPRETATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DENMARK; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PANIC; PANIC SELF EFFICACY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; SELF REPORT; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR MENTAL DISORDERS AXIS II PERSONALITY DISORDERS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84880636403     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2013.06.002     Document Type: Article

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