Life events and the onset of panic disorder

The authors examined the number, type, and effect of life events during the year before the onset of panic attacks in 44 patients with a Research Diagnostic Criteria diagnosis of panic disorder and 44 healthy control subjects matched for age, sex, and time of retrospection. The patients had signific...

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Published inThe American journal of psychiatry Vol. 143; no. 11; p. 1424
Main Authors Roy-Byrne, P P, Geraci, M, Uhde, T W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.11.1986
Subjects
Adult
Ambulatory Care
Anxiety Disorders - etiology
Fear
Female
Humans
Life Change Events
Male
Middle Aged
Panic
Population Dynamics
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Summary:The authors examined the number, type, and effect of life events during the year before the onset of panic attacks in 44 patients with a Research Diagnostic Criteria diagnosis of panic disorder and 44 healthy control subjects matched for age, sex, and time of retrospection. The patients had significantly more life events, and these events had a more adverse impact on them. Furthermore, the types of events experienced by the patients were more typically distressing than those experienced by the control subjects. The patients reported events involving moves to other neighborhoods and/or cities far more frequently than did the control subjects.
ISSN:0002-953X
DOI:10.1176/ajp.143.11.1424