Differences in Functional Level and Central Symptom of Network Structures in the Patients Seeking Treatment for Panic Disorder Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Psychiatry Investig
; 20(3): 245-254, 2023 Mar.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2266414
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Mental health problems such as anxiety, panic, and depression have been exacerbated by the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). This study aimed to compare the symptom severities and overall function before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among patients with panic disorder (PD) seeking treatment compared to healthy controls (HCs).METHODS:
Baseline data were collected from the two groups (patients with PD and HCs) in two separate periods before COVID-19 (Jan 2016-Dec 2019) and during COVID-19 (Mar 2020-Jul 2022). A total 453 participants (before COVID-19 246 [139 patients with PD and 107 HCs], during COVID-19 207 [86 patients with PD and 121 HCs]) was included. Scales for panic and depressive symptoms and overall function were administered. Additionally, network analyses were performed to compare the two groups within the patients with PD.RESULTS:
The results of two-way analysis of variance analyses showed that patients with PD enrolled during COVID-19 showed higher levels of interoceptive fear and lower overall functioning. In addition, a network comparison test revealed that a significantly high strength and expected influence for agoraphobia and avoidance in patients with PD during COVID-19.CONCLUSION:
This study suggested that the overall function could have worsened, and the importance of agoraphobia and avoidance as a central symptom may have increased in patients with PD seeking treatment during COVID-19.
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Experimental Studies
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Language:
English
Journal:
Psychiatry Investig
Year:
2023
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Article
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