@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/15223, title = {Marital Interactions in Predicting Treatment Outcome in Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia}, author = {Ghassan El-Baalbaki and Claude BĂ©langer and Michel Perreault and Steffany J. Fredman and Donald H. Baucom}, country = {}, institution = {}, abstract = {This study had two goals. First, it investigated marital interaction variables as predictors of treatment outcome in panic disorder with agoraphobia (PDA) in sixty-five couples with one spouse suffering from PDA. Second, it analyzed the impact of PDA improvement, following therapy, on marital interaction patterns of both spouses. The partners were observed during a problem-solving task, before and after treatment. Negative behaviors at the outset of therapy, both in the PDA and the NPDA partners, predicted less improvement at post-test. It also appears that improvement in some PDA symptoms following therapy is linked to increase in the dominant behavior of the NPDA spouse and to an improvement in terms of his intrusiveness.}, journal = {International Journal of Psychological and Behavioral Sciences}, volume = {4}, number = {6}, year = {2010}, pages = {680 - 690}, ee = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/15223}, url = {https://publications.waset.org/vol/42}, bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/}, issn = {eISSN: 1307-6892}, publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology}, index = {Open Science Index 42, 2010}, }