Comparison of Palmtop-Computer-Assisted Brief Cognitive -- Behavioral Treatment to Cognitive -- Behavioral Treatment for Panic Disorder

Newman, M. G., Kenardy, J., Herman, S., & Taylor, C. B. (1997). Comparison of palmtop-computer-assisted brief cognitive-behavioral treatment to cognitive-behavioral treatment for panic disorder. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 65(1), 178-183. doi:10.1037//0022-006X.65.1.178

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Michelle G. Newman

Pennsylvania State University - Department of Psychology

Justin Kenardy

University of Queensland

Steve Herman

Stanford University

C. Barr Taylor

Stanford University - School of Medicine

Date Written: 1997

Abstract

In the present study, the authors sought to determine whether the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT) for panic disorder could be improved by adjunctive computer-assisted therapy. Eighteen participants who met Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (3rd ed., revised; American Psychiatric Association, 1987) criteria for panic disorder were randomly assigned to a 12-session CBT (CBT12) condition (D. H. Barlow & M. G. Craske, 1989) or to a 4-session computer-assisted CBT (CBT4-CA) condition. Palmtop computers, with a program developed to incorporate basic principles of CBT, were used by CBT4-CA clients whenever they felt anxious or wanted to practice the therapy techniques and were used by all participants as a momentary assessment tool. CBT4-CA clients carried the computer at all times and continued to use it for 8 weeks after termination of therapy. Analyses of clinically significant change showed superiority of CBT12 at post-test on some measures; however, there were no differences at follow-up.

Keywords: cognitive behavioral therapy, computer, panic disorder, Psychotherapy, Psychotherapeutic Counseling

Suggested Citation

Newman, Michelle G. and Kenardy, Justin and Herman, Steve and Taylor, C., Comparison of Palmtop-Computer-Assisted Brief Cognitive -- Behavioral Treatment to Cognitive -- Behavioral Treatment for Panic Disorder (1997). Newman, M. G., Kenardy, J., Herman, S., & Taylor, C. B. (1997). Comparison of palmtop-computer-assisted brief cognitive-behavioral treatment to cognitive-behavioral treatment for panic disorder. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 65(1), 178-183. doi:10.1037//0022-006X.65.1.178 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2555321 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2555321

Michelle G. Newman (Contact Author)

Pennsylvania State University - Department of Psychology ( email )

University Park, PA
United States

Justin Kenardy

University of Queensland ( email )

St Lucia
Brisbane, Queensland 4072
Australia

Steve Herman

Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305
United States

C. Taylor

Stanford University - School of Medicine ( email )

291 Campus Drive
Li Ka Shing Building
Stanford, CA 94305-5101
United States

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