Conclusion
agoraphobia, Fuchs, anxiety, panic disorder, PD, depression
SALZMANN, FUCHS, SCHMIDT
A practice team-based intervention (CBT and case management) for primary care patients with panic disorder with or without agoraphobia may have had a lasting impact regarding anxiety severity despite the challenging context of the Covid-19 pandemic. CBT strategies which patients can apply on their own after termination of treatment (e.g. exposure therapy, behavioural activation, reduction of avoidance behaviour) seem to be a promising strategy for promoting long-term success. However, other factors may have also helped with coping, and therefore, it is unclear to what extent the intervention still played a role in participants’ lives. Additionally, the increase in anxiety and depression symptoms in both groups over time could be attributed to external circumstances, highlighting the need for further research to better understand the impact of the pandemic on mental health.The authors would like to thank all participants of the PARADIES-study who participated in this Corona follow-up; all people who helped recruiting patients; D. Fuchs and R. Gehrke for their support in preparing and analysing the data.The authors thank the PARADIES study group for which Jochen Gensichen is lead author: Dr. Wolfgang Blank, Kirchberg im Wald, Germany; Dr. Florian Bleibler, Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Jörg Breitbart, Jena, Germany; Dr. Christian Brettschneider, Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Anne Brokop, Jena, Germany; Prof. Dr. Jochen Gensichen, München, Germany; Thomas Hiller, Jena, Germany; Dr. Heike Hoyer, Jena, Germany; Dr. Bert Huenges, Bochum, Germany; Michelle Kaufmann, Jena, Germany; Prof. Dr. Hans-Helmut König, Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Dr. Armin Mainz, Korbach, Germany; Prof. Dr. Jürgen Margraf, Bochum, Germany; Pauline Masopust, Jena, Germany; Alexander Piwtorak, Jena, Germany; Rebekka Salzmann, Jena, Germany; Prof. Dr. Sylvia Sänger, Gera, Germany; Mercedes Schelle, Jena, Germany; Prof. Dr. Peter Schlattmann, Jena, Germany; Dr. Konrad Schmidt, Jena, Germany; Nico Schneider, Jena, Germany; Dr. Elisabeth Schöne, Jena, Germany; Dr. Sven Schulz, Jena, Germany; Dr. Ulrike Schumacher, Jena, Germany; Dr. Michael Sommer, Jena, Germany; Monika Storch, Jena, Germany; PD Dr. Tobias Teismann, Bochum, Germany; Franziska Theune-Hobbs, Jena, Germany; Dr. Paul Thiel, Hildesheim, Germany; Prof. Dr. Michel Wensing, Heidelberg, Germany.