Comparison of the Effectiveness of Hypoventilation Therapy and Emotion Regulation Training on Symptoms Panic, Anxiety Sensitivity, worry and Emotion processingin women with Panic Disorder

Taghipuor Dashbelaq, Behzad (2020) Comparison of the Effectiveness of Hypoventilation Therapy and Emotion Regulation Training on Symptoms Panic, Anxiety Sensitivity, worry and Emotion processingin women with Panic Disorder. Doctoral thesis, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili.

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Research Aim: The purpose of this study was to examine the comparison of the effectiveness of hypoventilation therapy and emotion regulation training on symptoms panic, Anxiety Sensitivity, worry and Emotion processingin women with panic disorder (PD) in Ardabil Research method: This semi-experimental study was carried out using pre-test and post-test with control group From all patients suffering panic disorder (PD) who referred to Seyed Hatami Ardabil Health Comprehensive Centers in summer and Fall 2018, 45 patients were selected through purposive sampling method and were randomly placed into 3 equal experimental and control groups. The Experimental groups exposed to hypoventilation therapy twelve sessions, 17 minutes each and emotion regulation training (8 session 90 minutes each) for 4 weeks, while control group received none. Symptom panic (Liebowitz & et al, 1990), Anxiety Sensitivity (Reiss, Peterson, Gursky & McNally, 1986), Penn State Worry Questionnaires (Meyer, Miller, Metzqer & Borkovec, 1990) and Emotion processing (Baker & et al, 2007) Questionnaires were used as the study instrument. Data were analyzed by using Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) test and bonferoni post hoc. Findings: The results showed that there were significant differences in Symptom panic, anxiety sensitivity, Worry and emotion processing scores of the experimental and the control groups. Results of the follow-up test indicated that comparing to emption regulation training the hypoventilation therapy were more effective in reducing Symptom panic and worry of women with Panic disorder, but no effective wad observed in the mean scores of anxiety sensitivity and emotion processing. Conclusion: Hypoventilation therapy and emotion regulation training are effective in improving the panic symptoms, Anxiety Sensitivity, worry and Emotion processing of women with panic disorder. According to the finding of the present study, hypoventilation therapy and emotion regulation training can be used as an effective method to reduction panic symptoms, Anxiety Sensitivity, worry and Emotion processing of women with panic disorder.

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