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Comparison of the Clinical Features According to the Age of Onset in Panic Disorder  

Shin, Eunsook (Department of Psychiatry, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital. Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Ha, Juwon (Department of Psychiatry, Myoungji Hospital)
Kim, Hyung Tae (Department of Psychiatry, Chonbuk Provincial Maeumsarang Hospital)
Lim, Sewon (Department of Psychiatry, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital. Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Shin, Dongwon (Department of Psychiatry, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital. Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Shin, Youngchul (Department of Psychiatry, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital. Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Oh, Kang-Seob (Department of Psychiatry, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital. Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
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Anxiety and mood / v.10, no.2, 2014 , pp. 108-114 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective : The correlation between age of onset and symptoms/severity of panic disorder has not yet been determined. The aim of this research is to determine the different clinical features of panic disorder according to the age of onset. Methods : Patients diagnosed with panic disorder were placed into two groups according to onset of age. The subjects were checked for 13 different panic symptoms presented in the DSM-IV. The investigation was also executed by severity, the anxiety sensitivity index, the scale for depression and anxiety. Results : The early onset group had significantly higher frequencies than the late onset group in the areas of "choking feeling" and "derealization or paresthesia". It was found that only "choking feeling" was statically significant as a risk factor of early onset panic disorder. Among the objective anxiety scale, the subscale of psychological anxiety was higher in the early onset group compared to the late onset group. Conclusion : "Choking feeling" was the only panic symptom that showed a significant difference in accordance with onset age. Earlier onset patients tend to experience a more frequent "choking feeling," which is related to respiratory symptoms. This could mean that earlier onset patients are more likely to have higher psychological anxiety.
Keywords
Panic disorder; Age of onset; Feeling of chocking;
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