In the treatment of panic disorders we propose certain person-centered concepts, that will be discussed in an example of patients with a panic disorder and agoraphobia. Based on concepts from developmental psychotherapy, we come to a disorder and process-centered therapeutic attitude that works according to a manual. This will be illustrated in a case study. Research into the efficiency and development in time of psychotherapy shows that client-centered psychotherapy reduces the leading symptoms of panic and agoraphobia, and has a positive effect on the underlying intra and interpersonal problems. Client-centered psychotherapy knows her own mechanisms to obtain fear-reduction. As comparative studies show, client-centered psychotherapy, when used by itself, will lead to a lasting reduction of the exaggerated willingness to help, the bodily affect-resonance, and the subjective stress.
panic disorders, agoraphobia, client-centered psychotherapy, person-centered psychotherapy, client-centered psychotherapy according to a manual
The tPeP (Journal Person-centered experiential Psychotherapy) is the scientific journal for Dutch and Flemish psychotherapists, psychologists, and psychiatrists, that work from, or are interested in a client-centered perspective.
