Social phobic symptoms in patients with panic disorder: practical and theoretical implications

Of 35 patients with DSM-III-R diagnoses of panic disorder, 16 also received diagnoses of social phobia, and 15 of these 16 reported past episodes of major depression. Only nine of the 19 panic patients without social phobia had histories of depression. The panic patients with histories of depression...

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Published inThe American journal of psychiatry Vol. 146; no. 2; p. 235
Main Authors Stein, M B, Shea, C A, Uhde, T W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.1989
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Anxiety Disorders - complications
Anxiety Disorders - diagnosis
Anxiety Disorders - psychology
Child
Depressive Disorder - complications
Depressive Disorder - diagnosis
Depressive Disorder - psychology
Fear
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Panic
Personality Inventory
Phobic Disorders - complications
Phobic Disorders - diagnosis
Phobic Disorders - psychology
Risk Factors
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Summary:Of 35 patients with DSM-III-R diagnoses of panic disorder, 16 also received diagnoses of social phobia, and 15 of these 16 reported past episodes of major depression. Only nine of the 19 panic patients without social phobia had histories of depression. The panic patients with histories of depression had significantly higher self-ratings of social anxiety and avoidance, but not agoraphobic fear and avoidance, than those without histories of depression. Panic disorder and social phobia may coexist in many cases, and the presence of social phobia may be associated with a higher morbid risk for major depression in this population.
ISSN:0002-953X
DOI:10.1176/ajp.146.2.235