Efficacy and Mechanisms of Psychosocial Treatments for Panic Disorder

CBT teaches a set of cognitive and somatic coping skills to manage panic and anxiety as patients conduct repeated exposure to feared situations and sensations.

CART has four major treatment components: educating patients about the etiology and maintenance of PD according to a hyperventilation centered rationale, directing patients' attention to potentially aberrant respiratory patterns, instructing patients in respiratory control techniques, and instructing patients in home breathing exercises.