Medizinische Universität Graz - Research portal

Go directly to the nagivation.
Go directly to the content.

Navigation/Search

Selected Publication:

Langs, G; Quehenberger, F; Fabisch, K; Klug, G; Fabisch, H; Zapotoczky, HG.
The development of agoraphobia in panic disorder: a predictable process?
J Affect Disord. 2000; 58(1):43-50 Doi: 10.1016/S0165-0327(99)00097-X
Web of Science PubMed FullText FullText_MUG Google Scholar

Co-authors Med Uni Graz: Fabisch Johann; Fabisch Karin; Klug Günter; Quehenberger Franz
Altmetrics:
Dimensions Citations:
Plum Analytics:
Scite (citation analytics):
Abstract:: Panic attacks are conceptualized to be the central feature of both panic disorder without (PDU) and with agoraphobia (PDA). As a sizeable percentage of panic patients do not develop avoidance behavior, other factors than 'panic attacks', in general, must influence the different courses of the disorder. We studied 84 outpatients suffering from PDU or PDA concerning different factors which were hypothesized to influence the development of agoraphobia. 'Earlier age of onset', 'fear of losing control' and 'chills or hot flushes' turned out to correlate statistically significantly with PDA, while 'chest pain or discomfort' occurred more often in PDU. The present study used retrospective data. The results of this study suggest that the development of agoraphobia in panic disorder is influenced by specific variables and is not a purely coincidental process.
Find related publications in this database (using NLM MeSH Indexing): Adult -; Agoraphobia - diagnosis; Agoraphobia - psychology; Comorbidity -; Depressive Disorder, Major - diagnosis; Depressive Disorder, Major - psychology; Diagnosis, Differential -; Female -; Humans -; Male -; Neurocirculatory Asthenia - diagnosis; Neurocirculatory Asthenia - psychology; Panic Disorder - diagnosis; Panic Disorder - psychology; Personality Disorders - diagnosis; Personality Disorders - psychology; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales -; Retrospective Studies -
Find related publications in this database (Keywords): agoraphobia; panic attacks; PDU