THE CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINESManagement of Anxiety Disorders“Evidence is accumulating that CBT may be more effective than medication in preventing relapse. A long term follow-up study of patients who had become panic free with exposure therapy found that 93% remained in remission after 2 years.”
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION (APA) Practice guidelines for the treatment of patients with panic disorder“Based on the current available evidence, CBT is the psychosocial treatment that would be indicated most often for patients presenting with panic disorder”
UNITED KINGDOM N.I.C.E. GUIDELINES National Institute for Health and Clinical ExcellenceInformation for people with panic disorder or generalised anxiety disorder, their families and carers, and the public. “Psychological therapy: If you opt for psychological therapy, you should be offered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy”
THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS Clinical Practice Guidelines Team for Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia“Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is the most consistently efficacious treatment for PD, according to three meta-analyses” – “CBT showed the strongest ESs in both systematic reviews, and the greatest percentage of people who were panic-free at the end of treatment”
THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS Clinical Practice Guidelines Team for Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia“Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is the most consistently efficacious treatment for PD, according to three meta-analyses” – “CBT showed the strongest ESs in both systematic reviews, and the greatest percentage of people who were panic-free at the end of treatment”