Evaluation of cognitive-analytic therapy (CAT) outcome in patients with panic disorder.

Two categories of treatment have been shown to be effective in treating panic disorder with or without agoraphobia. One is pharmacotherapy using antidepressants and benzodiazepinesand the other is psychotherapy. The present study aims at the assessment of the outcome of Cognitive-Analytic Therapy (CAT), a type of brief psychotherapy, in a sample of 128 psychiatricoutpatients with DSM-IV diagnosis of panic disorder, who attended the Mental Health Center of Northwestern District of Thessaloniki.

Psychiatric comorbidity in Greek patients with generalized anxiety disorder.

From a total sample of 1,448 psychiatric outpatients, 81 (5.6%) received a diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) according to DSM-III-R criteria. Fifty-three (65%) of them had another Axis I diagnosis, while this percentage increased to 78% (63/81) when lifetime psychiatric diagnoses were recorded.

Somatoform disorders: comorbidity with other DSM-III-R psychiatric diagnoses in Greece.

From a total sample of 1,448 psychiatric outpatients, 175 (12.1%) received a diagnosis of a somatoform disorder according to DSM-III-R criteria. One hundred twenty-two (70%) of these patients had another current axis I diagnosis, and this rate increased to 79% (139 of 175) when lifetime psychiatric diagnoses were recorded.

Personality disorders in dysthymia and major depression.

Objective: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the comorbidity of personality disorders in patients with primary dysthymia compared to those with episodic major depression.

Method: A total of 177 out-patients with primary dysthymia and 187 outpatients with episodic major depression were administered a structured diagnostic interview for DSM-III-R Axis II disorders. In addition, all of these patients completed the BDI, and those with the appropriate level of education also completed the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI).