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- Title
Agoraphobia: An Outreach Treatment Programme.
- Authors
Croft, Alison; Hackmann, Ann
- Abstract
Background: Agoraphobia is disabling and clients find it hard to access effective treatment. Aims: This paper describes the development of an inexpensive service, delivered by trained volunteers in or near the client's own home. Method: We describe the development of the service, including selection, training and supervision. Outcomes were evaluated over 5 years, and compared with those available from the local psychology service. Results: Effect sizes on all measures were high. Benchmarking indicated that results on comparable measures were not significantly different from the local psychology service. As in many previous studies drop-out rate was fairly high. Conclusions: This model worked well, and was inexpensive and effective. Further research on long term outcome and methods of enhancing engagement is needed.
- Subjects
AGORAPHOBIA; TREATMENT programs; HEALTH outcome assessment; COMPARATIVE studies; BENCHMARKING (Management); PSYCHOLOGY; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapy, 2013, Vol 41, Issue 3, p359
- ISSN
1352-4658
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S135246581200077X