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Effectiveness of Intensive Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Treating Adolescent Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia
Sponsor: Boston University Charles River Campus
Summary
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of intensive cognitive behavioral therapy in treating adolescents with panic disorder with agoraphobia.
Official title: Intensive Treatment of Adolescent Panic and Agoraphobia
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
12 Years - 17 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
63
Start Date
2005-03
Completion Date
2011-03
Last Updated
2026-07-21
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Intensive panic control treatment without parent involvement
Intensive panic control treatment without parent involvement is an 8-day, intensive form of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with exposure, including 15-20 hours of direct therapist contact. The basic treatment components are psychoeducation about anxiety, restructuring anxiety-provoking thoughts, exposure to bodily sensations that trigger panic, and in vivo exposures.
Intensive panic control treatment with parent involvement
Intensive panic control treatment with parent involvement involves the same form of intensive CBT, but with direct parent involvement. Parents will attend the last 30 minutes of didactic sessions, complete homework assignments, learn ways to coach their children, and participate in selected exposures.
Waitlist control
Waitlist control participants will receive active treatment (treatment with or without family involvement) after 6 weeks of waitlist.
Locations (1)
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts, United States