A cognitive therapy conceptualization of panic disorder exacerbated by interferon treatment

Autor: Craig White, Tomer Levin, Guy A. Farber
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: General Hospital Psychiatry. 27:329-337
ISSN: 0163-8343
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2005.05.012
Popis: This case conference presents a patient with von Willebrand disease, receiving year-long interferon treatment for hepatitis C. She was referred to C-L Psychiatry following a severe exacerbation of panic disorder. Our guest interviewer is Dr. Craig White, a Scottish cognitive therapist. The subsequent discussion outlines the treatment challenges of panic disorder that occurs when a patient is receiving interferon. A literature review evaluates psychological effects of interferon and biological mechanisms by which interferon may exacerbate anxiety and depression. A cognitive therapy conceptualization of interferon-induced exacerbation of panic disorder is proposed.
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