La interferencia de la utilización concurrente de alprazolam en el tratamiento cognitivo-comportamental del trastorno de pánico

This study analyzes the role of alprazolam in the therapeutic effectiveness of cogniti­ ve-behavioral treatments for panic disorder. This work belongs to a wider study virhich aim was to study the differential effectiveness of two programs, a standard one and a brief one supported by self-help manuals. We demonstrated the effectiveness of both interventions. The aim of the present study is to analyzed the differential effectiveness according to the use of alprazolam. The results shows that the patients who used alpra­ zolam improve as well as patients that didn't use it in mostly of the analyzed variables at postest and foUow-up assessment (12-month foUow-up)

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