DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2018.v06i05.007

Pages: 314-320

Panic Disorder (PD) is among the types of Anxiety Disorders (AD); it is characterized by the presence of sudden anxiety attacks, followed by physical and affective symptoms, fear of having a new attack and avoidance of events or situations in which panic attacks have occurred. PD affects two to three times more women than it affects men, and may affect up to 3.5% of the world's population throughout life. The most common treatment modalities used to treat the continuum are the administration of psychotropic medications and the application of behavioral therapy. This particular case details on a female university student who suffered from severe panic attacks for a period of 1 year wherein numerous interventions, including psychotropic medications, had failed to ameliorate her suffering. The patient was treated using the Mastery of Your Anxiety and Panic (MAP) protocol. Prior to treatment, the patient reported that she experienced an average of seven panic attacks per week, her Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) score was 58, and her Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) was 23. At the completion of treatment, the patient reported that the number of panic attacks was reduced gradually in the following weeks. At 4-week, 6-week, and 16-week follow-up, the patient had not experience any symptoms of panic attacks.