Generalized anxiety disorder patients seek evaluation for cardiological symptoms at the same frequency as patients with panic disorder
| Autor: | Richard J. Maddock, John J. Schwab, Rebecca D. Smith, Mark Sullivan, Mary Beth Logue, Ann Muir Thomas, James G. Barbee, Bernard D. Beitman, Rudolf Hoehn-Saric |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
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Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Thorax medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Generalized anxiety disorder business.industry Panic disorder Panic medicine.disease Chest pain Anxiety Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health Cardiovascular Diseases Epidemiology medicine Palpitations Humans Panic Disorder medicine.symptom business Psychiatry Biological Psychiatry Anxiety disorder |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Psychiatric Research. 27:55-59 |
| ISSN: | 0022-3956 |
| Popis: | Although panic disorder (PD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) have similar somatic symptoms, panic attacks with chest pain and/or palpitations may seem more likely to be mistaken for heart attacks because of their acute onset. One would therefore expect that PD patients are more likely than GAD patients to seek cardiological consultations. In a survey of 146 PD and 154 GAD patients entering a multi-site drug trial, we found virtually identical rates of such consults. Approximately 50% of each patient group sought medical evaluation for cardiac symptoms. Furthermore, 40% of each group had standard treadmill evaluations and 33% reported having an echocardiogram. This study suggests that future epidemiological studies in cardiology populations should include probes for generalized anxiety disorder. |
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