The Significance of Interoceptive Fear in Assessment of Panic Disorder Patients / 신경정신의학
Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
;
: 128-135, 2006.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
We investigated the significance of interoceptive fear in assessment of panic disorder (PD) patients.METHODS:
102 patients affected by PDs with (n=68) or without (n=34) agoraphobia according to DSM-IV criteria completed self-report questionnaires, such as Albany Panic and Phobia Questionnaire (APPQ), The Expanded Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI-R), Agoraphobic Cognitions Questionnaire (ACQ), Body Sensation Questionnaire (BSQ), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and Panic Disorder Severity Scale (PDSS). Pearson correlation analysis, stepwise regression analysis, paired t-test and independent t-test were used.RESULTS:
All variables except BSQ were significantly correlated with panic severity. In stepwise regression analysis, interoceptive fear and catastrophic cognition were the most significant predicting variables for panic severity. After 3-months medication, all variables significantly diminished, but interoceptive fear and catastrophic cognition of panic patients were still significantly higher than normal control.CONCLUSION:
Interoceptive fear is the fear of automatic sensations that are similar to those of a panic attack and is the most significant variable in predicting panic severity. After 3-months medication, interoceptive fear significantly decreased, but still was higher than the control group.
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Main subject:
Anxiety
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Panic
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Phobic Disorders
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Sensation
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Panic Disorder
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Cognition
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
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Agoraphobia
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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