Severity of panic disorder, adverse events in childhood, dissociation, self-stigma and comorbid personality disorders Part 1: Relationships between clinical, psychosocial and demographic factors in pharmacoresistant panic disord.

Severity of panic disorder, adverse events in childhood, dissociation, self-stigma and comorbid personality disorders Part 1: Relationships between clinical, psychosocial and demographic factors in pharmacoresistant panic disord. Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2019 Dec 29;40(5):233-246 Authors: Kolek A, Prasko J, Vanek J, Kantor K, Holubova M, Slepecky M, Nesnidal V, Latalova K, Ociskova M, Grambal A Abstract OBJECTIVES: Little is known about the relation between severity of panic disorder, adverse events in childhood, dissociation, self-stigma and comorbid personality disorders. The aim of this study is to look for the intercorrelations between these factors. METHOD: The study explores the relation between clinical, demographic and social factors in panic disorder using cross sectional design. The inpatients with pharmacoresistant panic disorder with and without agoraphobia were included in the study. Participants were also assessed for comorbidity with other anxiety or personality disorder. The Clinical Global Impression (CGI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES), Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness (ISMI), Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form (CTQ-SF), Panic Disorder Severity Scale (PDSS) and demographic data were used as measurement tools. RESULTS: A total of 142 pharmacoresistant patients with panic disorder with or without agoraphobia were admitte...
Source: Neuroendocrinology Letters - Category: Endocrinology Tags: Neuro Endocrinol Lett Source Type: research