Anxiety sensitivity and treatment outcome in panic disorder.

摘要: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between change in anxiety sensitivity, as measured by Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI), and treatment outcome a sample 106 subjects with DSM-III-R diagnosis panic disorder (with or without agoraphobia) who were participants an evaluation cognitive-behavioral treatment. Results revealed that received active had significantly lower sensitivity scores at post-treatment than wait-list control group. We also examined from pre- reference Clinical Global Improvement (CGI) ratings effect size statistic. Subjects showed improvement based on CGI demonstrated reduction sensitivity. Furthermore, sizes obtained ASI greater magnitude those other widely used self-report measures. Taken together, finds supported use measure research.