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Disability and Comorbidity: Diagnoses and Symptoms Associated with Disability in a Clinical Population with Panic Disorder
Joint Authors
Bonham, Caroline A.
Uhlenhuth, Eberhard
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Anxiety disorders are associated with considerable disability in the domains of (1) work, (2) social, and (3) family and home interactions.
Psychiatric comorbidity is also known to be associated with disability.
Methods.
Data from the Cross-National Collaborative Panic Study was used to identify rates of comorbid diagnoses, anxiety and depression symptom ratings, and Sheehan disability scale ratings from a clinical sample of 1165 adults with panic disorder.
Results.
Comorbid diagnoses of agoraphobia, major depression, and social phobia were associated with disability across the three domains of work, social, and family and home interactions.
The symptom of agoraphobic avoidance makes the largest contribution to disability but there is no single symptom cluster that entirely predicts impairment and disability.
Limitations.
The findings about the relative contributions that comorbid diagnoses make to disability only apply to a population with panic disorder.
Conclusions.
Although panic disorder is not generally considered to be among the serious and persistent mental illnesses, when it is comorbid with other diagnoses, it is associated with considerable impairment.
In particular, the presence of agoraphobic avoidance should alert the clinician to the likelihood of important functional impairment.
When measuring the functional impact of comorbid anxiety disorders, both the categorical and the dimensional approaches to diagnosis make valuable contributions.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bonham, Caroline A.& Uhlenhuth, Eberhard. 2014. Disability and Comorbidity: Diagnoses and Symptoms Associated with Disability in a Clinical Population with Panic Disorder. Psychiatry Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1047374
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bonham, Caroline A.& Uhlenhuth, Eberhard. Disability and Comorbidity: Diagnoses and Symptoms Associated with Disability in a Clinical Population with Panic Disorder. Psychiatry Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1047374
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bonham, Caroline A.& Uhlenhuth, Eberhard. Disability and Comorbidity: Diagnoses and Symptoms Associated with Disability in a Clinical Population with Panic Disorder. Psychiatry Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1047374
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1047374