The effectiveness of Emotion Regulation on Anxiety Sensitivity and worry of women with panic disorder

Abstract

The present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of emotion regulation rraining on anxiety sensitivity and worry in women with panic disorder. This semi-experimental study was carried out using pre-test and post-test with control group from all panic disorder patients visited in Ardabil comprehensive health clinic in summer and fall 2018, 30 patients were selected through the availability sampling method and randomly were placed into two equal experimental and control groups. Experimental group experienced 8 weeks of Emotion Regulation, while control group were just followed. Anxiety Sensitivity questionnaire and Pennsylvania state worry questionnaire were used as the study instrument. Data were analyzed by descriptive indexes and analysis of covariance. The result of comparing post-test of scores in two group showed that there were significant difference in Anxiety Sensitivity and worry scores intervention group and the control group. In a way that this training reduced could Anxiety Sensitivity and worry in Women with Panic Disorder. According to the findings of the present study, emotion regulation training can be suggested as an efficient method to reduced anxiety sensitivity and worry in women with panic Disorder

Keywords

• emotion regulation
• anxiety sensitivity
• worry
• panic disorder