Comparing physical exercise in groups to group cognitive behaviour therapy for the treatment of panic disorder in a randomized controlled trial

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 408-432

  Hovland, Anders ^a   Nordhus, Inger Hilde ^a   Sjobo, Trond ^b   Gjestad, Bente A ^b   Birknes, Birthe ^b   Martinsen, Egil W ^c   Torsheim, Torbjorn ^a   Pallesen, Ståle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Solli District Psychiatric Centre (DPS)   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

anxiety; cognitive behaviour therapy; Exercise; panic disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; AWARENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANIC DISORDER; PATIENT CARE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; METHODOLOGY; PANIC; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AROUSAL; AWARENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANIC DISORDER; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84884537948     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: 14691833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1352465812000446     Document Type: Article

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