When anxiety symptoms masquerade as medical symptoms: what medical specialists know about panic disorder and available psychological treatments
| Autor: | Nancy Jo Dunn, Sara D. Bailey, Angelic D. Chaison, Ellen J. Teng, Joseph D. Hamilton |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_treatment MEDLINE Primary care Anxiety behavioral disciplines and activities Surveys and Questionnaires mental disorders medicine Humans Practice Patterns Physicians' Psychiatry Somatoform Disorders Referral and Consultation Analysis of Variance Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Panic disorder Panic symptoms Panic Physicians Family Middle Aged medicine.disease Texas humanities Clinical Psychology Health psychology Cognitive therapy Female Clinical Competence medicine.symptom Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings. 15(4) |
| ISSN: | 1573-3572 |
| Popis: | Under-recognition of somatic symptoms associated with panic in primary care settings results in unnecessary and costly diagnostic procedures and inappropriate referrals to cardiologists, gastroenterologists, and neurologists. In the current study specialists' knowledge regarding the nature and treatment of panic were examined. One-hundred and fourteen specialists completed a questionnaire assessing their knowledge about panic attacks, including their perceptions of psychologists' role in treating panic. Respondents answered 51% of knowledge items correctly. Although most knew the definition of a panic attack, they knew less about clinical features of panic and its treatment. Specifically, whereas 97.4% believed medication effectively relieves panic symptoms, only 32.5% knew that cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is a first-line treatment. Only 6% reported knowing how to implement CBT, and only 56.1% recognized that psychologists could effectively treat panic. These findings demonstrate significant gaps in specialists' knowledge about panic and the need to enhance physician knowledge about panic attacks and their treatment. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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