The comparison of treatment with pharmacotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapy combined with pharmacotherapy for patients with panic disorders in terms of life satisfaction, job satisfaction and burnout

Panic disorder is a commonly seen anxiety disorder that leads to substance abuse, suicidal attempts and loss of function. This study aims to overview the satisfaction levels of patients with panic disorders in terms of life satisfaction, job satisfaction and burnout; furthermore, it seeks to compare and study whethere there exists a meaningful difference in the changes in those levels that the patients have experienced following the treatment of both with pharmacotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapy combined with pharmacotherapy. 76 patients with panic disorder have been evaluated for 2 and a half years in the study. The patients have been evaluated at the beginning of the study with Sociodemographic Data Form, Panic Disorder Severity Scale, The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI I and STAI II) and Beck Anxiety Inventory. Moreover, Life Satisfaction Scale, Job Satisfaction Scale (JSS), Maslach Burnout Inventory, Panic Disorder Severity Scale, The State-Trait Anxiety Inventories (STAI I and STAI II) and Beck Anxiety Inventory have been applied to the patients both before and following the treatment. The study demonstrates the existence of a meaningful difference (p=0.00) in terms of life satisfaction, job satisfaction and burnout between the patients treated with Pharmacotherapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy combined with Pharmacotherapy. In conclusion, the results of the study prove that Cognitive Behavioral Therapy combined with Pharmacotherapy has a meaningful contribution to the levels of life satisfaction, job satisfaction and burnout and suggest that the abovementioned therapy be taken into consideration in treatments. Keywords: panic disorder, life satisfaction, job satisfaction, burnout, cognitive- behavioral therapy