Abstract | OBJECTIVE: Although the majority of individuals with panic disorder first present to the primary care setting, little is known about the psychiatric treatment that primary care patients with the disorder typically receive. The purpose of this study was to explore characteristics of treatment received by patients with panic disorder with agoraphobia and by those with panic disorder without agoraphobia, examine demographic and clinical predictors of receiving treatment, and explore treatment barriers. METHODS: This study used data from the Primary Care Anxiety Project ( PCAP), which is a naturalistic, longitudinal study of anxiety disorders among primary care patients. This study presents data for 235 PCAP participants diagnosed at the study intake assessment as having panic disorder with agoraphobia (N=150) or without agoraphobia (N=85). RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest a need for better treatment dissemination, in addition to making interventions more accessible or adapting them to the particular needs of primary care patients.
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Authors | Brook A Marcks, Risa B Weisberg, Martin B Keller |
Journal | Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)
(Psychiatr Serv)
Vol. 60
Issue 6
Pg. 823-30
(Jun 2009)
ISSN: 1557-9700 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 19487354
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Agoraphobia
(complications, drug therapy, therapy)
- Female
- Humans
- Longitudinal Studies
- Male
- Middle Aged
- New England
- Panic Disorder
(complications, drug therapy, therapy)
- Patient Acceptance of Health Care
- Primary Health Care
- Surveys and Questionnaires
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