The Role of Trauma and Dissociation in Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy Outcome and Maintenance for Panic Disorder With Agoraphobia

This investigation examined the relationships between traumatic experiences & dissociation with pretreatment psychopathology and rates of recovery, relapse & maintenance for patients receiving cognitive-behavioral treatments for panic disorder with agoraphobia (PDA). 89 subjects were surveyed. Suicide-related statistics of the subjects are given. It was found that trauma-related variables (e.g. type of trauma) were predictive of poorer treatment response & higher relapse rates. (115 refs.)