Psychoanalytic therapy (PT) and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in outpatients with anxiety (panic disorder/agoraphobia) and comorbid personality disorders.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Panic disorder, Agoraphobia, Personality disorder; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN12449681
• Lead Sponsor: German Society for Psychoanalysis, Psychotherapy, Psychosomatics and Depth Psychology (DGPT) (Germany)

Brief Summary

2016 protocol in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27594602/ (added 15/02/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-12-12
• Last Update Posted: 1 March 2021
• Study Completion: 2024-04-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

1. Panic disorder (including partial remission, i.e., maximally 2 months without significant symptoms) and/or agoraphobia plus:
2. At least one of the following PDs: avoidant PD, dependent PD, obsessive-compulsive PD, depressive PD, negativistic PD, histrionic PD, borderline PD without acute suicidality, narcissistic PD, PD not otherwise specified (i.e., in at least two of the PD categories listed above only 1 criterion is missing to fulfill the diagnosis)
3. Age: at least 21 years

Exclusion Criteria

1. Bipolar affective disorder, psychotic disorder, acute eating disorder, substance-related disorder (except caffeine and nicotine), Cluster-A PDs, antisocial PD, borderline PD with acute suicidality
2. Neurological diseases (with psychologically significant consequences, e.g., epilepsy)
3. Insufficient knowledge of the German language
4. Strong preference for one of the two treatment conditions
5. Current medication with benzodiazepine

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified