摘要: Panic Control Treatment (PCT) is a widely used, empirically validated cognitive-behavioral treatment for panic disorder. Initially developed the of disorder with limited agoraphobic avoidance, PCT more recently has been finding broader applications. It used as an aid to pharmacotherapy discontinuation in disorder; attacks associated other disorders such schizophrenia; and, combination situational exposure component, patients moderate severe agoraphobia. The authors critically review evidence clinical efficacy and recent work directed at further enhancing long-term cost-effectiveness treatment. (The Journal Psychotherapy Practice Research 1999; 8:3–11)