Loading...
In randomized, clinical trials, Internet-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (ICBT) has shown efficacy for panic disorder. To ascertain whether ICBT might be effective in routine clinical practice, investigators studied 570 consecutively recruited adult patients with panic disorder to ICBT at a Stockholm psychiatric clinic.
Patients taking medication were on stable doses for at least 4 weeks (selective serotonin or serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, 32%; benzodiazepines, 15%). After in-person and online assessments, patients entered a 10-module program of reading plus homework. An online psychologist provided supervision and deemed that a module was completed, allowing the patient to advance to the next module. Modules focused on i…