The course and clinical correlates of panic disorder during the postpartum period: a naturalistic observational study
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.)
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43(1): 6-11, Jan.-Feb. 2021. tab
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
To investigate the course of panic disorder and its demographic and clinical correlates during the postpartum period.Methods:
Data were collected from 38 consecutive postpartum women diagnosed with panic disorder. Psychiatric assessments were carried out on the first day after delivery and at 6-8 weeks postpartum. During the first assessment, the Panic and Agoraphobia Scale (PAS), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced (COPE), Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), and Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris, and San Diego Autoquestionnaire (TEMPS-A) were administered to the participants. PAS was also administered at the second assessment.Results:
The mean PAS score reduced significantly from baseline to the second assessment. Logistic regression analysis indicated that a shorter duration of panic disorder independently predicted a ≥ 50-point decrease in the severity of panic symptoms during the postpartum period.Conclusion:
These findings suggest that patients with a short duration of illness may experience significant alleviation in the severity of panic symptoms during the postpartum period.
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Main subject:
Panic Disorder
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.)
Journal subject:
Psychiatry
Year:
2021
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Turkey
Institution/Affiliation country:
University of Health Sciences, Konya Training, Research Hospitals/TR
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University of Necmettin Erbakan, Meram Faculty of Medicine Konya/TR
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University of Necmettin Erbakan, Meram Faculty of Medicine/TR
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