Respiratory control as a treatment for panic attacks.

Journal article

Eighteen patients who experienced frequent panic attacks were given a treatment derived from the literature on hyperventilation and anxiety. The treatment consisted of (i) brief, voluntary hyperventilation. This was intended to induce a mild panic attack; (ii) explanation of the effects of overbreathing and reattribution of the cause of a patient's attacks to hyperventilation; (iii) training in a respiratory control technique. Substantial reductions in panic attack frequency and in self-repor...

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Authors: Clark, D; Salkovskis, P; Chalkley, A

• Journal: Journal of behavior therapy and experimental psychiatry
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 23-30
• Publication date: 1985-03-01
• DOI: 10.1016/0005-7916(85)90026-6
• EISSN: 1873-7943
• ISSN: 0005-7916
• Language: English
• Keywords: Female; Humans; Affective Symptoms; Hyperventilation; Respiration; Anxiety Disorders; Adult; Male; Fear; Behavior Therapy; Panic