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Asthma and Panic Disorder

Karen B. Schmaling, PhD; Jon Bell, MD

Arch Fam Med. 1997;6(1):20-23.


Abstract

Objective
To compare asthma attacks with panic attacks and identify discriminating symptoms.

Design
Survey, case-control study.

Setting
Tertiary care centers.

Patients
Convenience sample of 71 patients with panic disorder, with or without agoraphobia, and without medical illnesses; and 71 patients with asthma, cohortmatched from 407 patients to be demographically similar to the panic disorder sample.

Interventions
None.

Main Outcome Measures
Asthma Symptom Checklist.

Results
Clusters of symptoms reflecting panic-fear and hyperventilation-hypocapnia were more strongly endorsed by subjects with panic disorder, whereas airway obstruction symptom clusters were more strongly descriptive of asthma attacks (all P<.05). Three symptoms differentiated the groups with sensitivity greater than 0.90 and specificity greater than 0.70: wheezing, mucous congestion, and coughing, all being present significantly more among asthma attacks than panic attacks.

Conclusion
Knowledge of what symptoms discriminate asthma attacks from panic attacks may help physicians identify each type of attack in individuals who experience both.



Author Affiliations

From the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle (Dr Schmaling); and Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver (Dr Bell).



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