Nonetheless, findings from the current study add to the
knowledge of panic disorder and comorbid anxiety and
depression in a number of important ways. These data
confirm findings that comorbidity does not necessarily
impede treatment for panic disorder, although highlight the
possibility of differential relationships between panic
disorder and specific comorbid anxiety and depressive
disorders. Further research exploring these differential
relationships is clearly warranted, particularly with more
generous inclusionary criteria, and the relationship of
comorbidity and treatment outcome for other disorders