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Avoidance behavior in panic disorder: the moderating influence of perceived control.

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White, KS; Brown, TA; Somers, TJ; Barlow, DH
Published in: Behav Res Ther
January 2006

The relations among anxiety sensitivity, perceived control, and agoraphobia were examined in 239 patients diagnosed with panic disorder (PD). Most patients exhibited agoraphobia accompanying their PD (98% situational avoidance; 90% experiential avoidance; and 80% endorsed interoceptive fear and avoidance). Anxiety sensitivity and perceived emotional control were associated with agoraphobia, and perceived threat control was found to moderate the relationship between anxiety sensitivity and agoraphobia. Lower levels of perceived control were associated with a stronger relationship between anxiety sensitivity and agoraphobia. Results were consistent for self-reported and clinician-rated agoraphobia. Implications for the role of perceived control in agoraphobia development and treatment are discussed.

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Behav Res Ther

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0005-7967

Publication Date

January 2006

Volume

44

Issue

1

Start / End Page

147 / 157

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Regression Analysis
  • Panic Disorder
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Internal-External Control
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Avoidance Learning
 

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White, K. S., Brown, T. A., Somers, T. J., & Barlow, D. H. (2006). Avoidance behavior in panic disorder: the moderating influence of perceived control. Behav Res Ther, 44(1), 147–157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2005.07.009
White, Kamila S., Timothy A. Brown, Tamara J. Somers, and David H. Barlow. “Avoidance behavior in panic disorder: the moderating influence of perceived control.Behav Res Ther 44, no. 1 (January 2006): 147–57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2005.07.009.
White KS, Brown TA, Somers TJ, Barlow DH. Avoidance behavior in panic disorder: the moderating influence of perceived control. Behav Res Ther. 2006 Jan;44(1):147–57.
White, Kamila S., et al. “Avoidance behavior in panic disorder: the moderating influence of perceived control.Behav Res Ther, vol. 44, no. 1, Jan. 2006, pp. 147–57. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.brat.2005.07.009.
White KS, Brown TA, Somers TJ, Barlow DH. Avoidance behavior in panic disorder: the moderating influence of perceived control. Behav Res Ther. 2006 Jan;44(1):147–157.
Journal cover image

Published In

Behav Res Ther

DOI

ISSN

0005-7967

Publication Date

January 2006

Volume

44

Issue

1

Start / End Page

147 / 157

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Regression Analysis
  • Panic Disorder
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Internal-External Control
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Avoidance Learning