Prevalence of respiratory disorders in first-degree relatives of panic disorder patients
| Autor: | Nicole van Beek, Eric Griez, Koen Schruers |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Internal medicine Epidemiology medicine Prevalence Humans First-degree relatives Psychiatry Asthma COPD business.industry Panic disorder Panic medicine.disease Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Anxiety Panic Disorder Female medicine.symptom business Anxiety disorder |
| Zdroj: | Journal of affective disorders. 87(2-3) |
| ISSN: | 0165-0327 |
| Popis: | Background Panic Disorder (PD) patients often report a history of respiratory pathology, such as asthma. It is known that both PD and respiratory disorders, like asthma, run in families. A common diathesis for PD and some respiratory disorders may be present both in PD patients and their first-degree relatives. We examined whether the lifetime prevalence of respiratory disorders is higher in first-degree relatives of PD patients than in first-degree relatives of patients with other anxiety disorders. Methods The lifetime history of respiratory pathology was assessed in 379 first-degree relatives of patients with an anxiety disorder by means of a questionnaire. Results We found the first-degree relatives of PD patients to report more chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) in general (24.8%) and asthma (10.5%) in particular than the comparison group (13.2% and 3.3%, respectively). Limitations Our data rely on retrospective self-reports. Conclusions Our findings are consistent with and extend previous studies suggesting a specific association between COPD, asthma in particular, and PD. |
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