PMID: 9159979Jun 1, 1997Paper

Repeated exposure to interoceptive cues: does habituation of fear occur in panic disorder patients? A preliminary report

Behaviour Research and Therapy
J G Beck, J C Shipherd

Abstract

In order to explore the mechanism of action of interoceptive exposure, 12 Panic Disorder (PD) patients were presented with two sessions of repeated CO2 inhalation. Two distinct patterns of responding were noted. The first pattern was described as habituation of fear (n = 6). These patients showed decrements in pre- and post-inhalation anxiety during both sessions (with more rapid decline during session 2), as well as spontaneous recovery of fear at the onset of session 2. The second pattern indicated fear sensitization. These patients showed relatively low levels of anticipatory anxiety preceding CO2 inhalation during both sessions but reported robust increases in fear following gas inhalation. The extent of this increase was slightly less during session 2 relative to session I and did not appear to be mediated by cardiovascular arousal, as both groups showed rapid HR habituation during both sessions. Results are discussed in light of current theories of PD and its treatment.

References

Jan 1, 1977·Behaviour Research and Therapy·K E Rudestam, R Bedrosian
May 1, 1979·Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior·J F DeakinN K Macleod
Jan 1, 1979·Behaviour Research and Therapy·E B Foa
Jan 1, 1977·Behaviour Research and Therapy·S Rachman
Jan 1, 1988·Behaviour Research and Therapy·S Rachman, K Levitt
Aug 1, 1987·The American Journal of Psychiatry·M R FyerJ Gorman
Jan 1, 1987·Behaviour Research and Therapy·N J Mackintosh
Mar 1, 1969·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology·A Bandura
May 1, 1969·Behaviour Research and Therapy·D H BarlowJ P Wincze
Jan 1, 1981·Behaviour Research and Therapy·P De Silva, S Rachman
Apr 1, 1981·The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis·S B Cohen
Apr 1, 1993·Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology·G A ClumR Surls
Sep 1, 1993·Psychosomatics·A N VgontzasT L Tan

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Dec 7, 2002·Psychiatry Research·Martin A KatzmanJames Duffin
Jan 4, 1998·Journal of Anxiety Disorders·J G BeckB J Zebb
Jul 25, 2006·Journal of Anxiety Disorders·Srinivasan S PillayDeborah A Yurgelun-Todd
Apr 22, 2006·Physiology & Behavior·Wan LiOmer Van den Bergh
Dec 4, 2001·Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry·J G Beck, M S Wolf
Sep 29, 1999·Behaviour Research and Therapy·J G BeckJ Read
Jan 1, 2016·Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy·Brigitte C SabourinSherry H Stewart
Sep 1, 2014·Current Treatment Options in Psychiatry·Emily R Stern
Dec 24, 2018·Behaviour Research and Therapy·Hannah Boettcher, David H Barlow
Dec 2, 2019·Journal of Affective Disorders·Rafael Christophe FreireAntonio Egidio Nardi

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Anxiety Disorders

Discover the latest research on anxiety disorders including agoraphobia, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder here.