The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of three different treatment modalities on panic symptoms, quality of life and use of health services among individuals consulting an emergency department for non cardiac chest pain and having Panic Disorder.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
204
One two-hour session of cognitive-behavior therapy for panic disorder
Seven one-hour sessions of cognitive-behavior therapy for panic disorder
40 mg die, for 6 months
Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis
Lévis, Quebec, Canada
RECRUITINGInstitut de Cardiologie de Montréal (Montreal Heart Institute)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
RECRUITINGHôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
RECRUITINGPanic Disorder diagnosis
Time frame: Pre and posttreatment, and 3, 6 and 12 months after treament
Panic symptomatology, psychological distress, quality of life, and use of health services
Time frame: Pre and posttreatment, and 3, 6 and 12 months after treatment
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