The British Journal of Psychiatry 149: 330-336 (1986)
© 1986 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
Applied relaxation training for generalised anxiety and panic attacks: the efficacy of a learnt coping strategy on subjective reports
N Tarrier and CJ Main
The results of applied relaxation training in patients with generalised
anxiety and panic attacks are reported. ART was taught during one session,
by means of participant demonstration, written instructions, taped
instructions, or a combination of all three, with instructions to practice
at home. All four methods proved superior to a waiting list control, but
there were no differences between the treatment groups. There was some
evidence for the non-specific effect of expectancy, but this did not
completely explain the treatment effect.