are the most prevalent of mental health illnesses in contemporary Canadian society, and currently affect approximately one in ten individuals (Health Canada, 2009). In 2006, panic disorder (PD) was listed by the World Health Organization as a major cause of “years of life lived with disability” in persons 15 to 44 years of age. Left untreated, PD chronically impairs a person’s ability to function socially, at school, and in the workplace, and significantly reduces quality of life (Davison, Blankstein…
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