A pilot trial of 'panic online' as a self-guided treatment for panic disorder Klein, Britt, Shandley, Kerrie, Austin, David and Nordin, Sara 2008, A pilot trial of 'panic online' as a self-guided treatment for panic disorder, E-journal of applied psychology : clinical and social issues, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 25-30, doi: 10.7790/ejap.v4i2.136. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads austin-pilottrial-2008.pdf Published version application/pdf 95.22KB 366 Title A pilot trial of 'panic online' as a self-guided treatment for panic disorder Author(s) Klein, Britt Shandley, Kerrie Austin, David orcid.org/0000-0002-1296-3555 Nordin, Sara Journal name E-journal of applied psychology : clinical and social issues Volume number 4 Issue number 2 Start page 25 End page 30 Total pages 6 Publisher Swinburne University of Technology Place of publication Melbourne, Vic. Publication date 2008 ISSN 1832-7931 Keyword(s) computer-aided psychotherapy panic disorder and agoraphobia self-help CBT Summary Panic Online (PO) is a well-established evidence-based internet intervention program for panic disorder (PD) (with or without agoraphobia), when supported by a therapist (email or face-to-face). However, there has been no exploration to date as to whether PO is also effective when administered in a self-guided format (i.e. with no therapist assistance provided). The objective of this pilot trial was to examine whether PO as a self-guided program was effective at reducing panic symptomatology and furthermore, whether participants found the program format satisfactory. Pre- and post-treatment clinical interviews were conducted by telephone with six participants and experience of using the self-guided PO program was also explored. Paired samples t-tests revealed that PD and agoraphobia were significantly reduced by post-treatment, but panic frequency (over the previous month) did not significantly change. Qualitatively, all participants reported being satisfied with the program, however all participants reported that access to human support during the intervention (e.g. to answer questions, to be heard, to help motivate) was preferable. Initial pilot data suggests that PO self-guided works effectively as a stand-alone clinical internet-based treatment program for PD, however additional research is required to definitively establish its efficacy. Language eng DOI 10.7790/ejap.v4i2.136 Field of Research 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970117 Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences HERDC Research category C2.1 Other contribution to refereed journal Copyright notice ©2008, Swinburne University of Technology, Faculty of Life and Social Sciences Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30052225 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Psychology Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 01 May 2013, 14:12:06 EST Wed, 01 May 2013, 15:50:10 EST Fri, 10 May 2013, 10:53:32 EST Wed, 05 Feb 2014, 12:45:01 EST Fri, 09 May 2014, 14:15:32 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 12:40:27 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 16:29:05 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 241 Abstract Views, 366 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 01 May 2013, 14:12:06 EST