Hot flashes and panic attacks: a comparison of symptomatology, neurobiology, treatment, and a role for cognition.
Psychol Bull
; 134(2): 247-69, 2008 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
Despite decades of research, the causal mechanisms of hot flashes are not adequately understood, and a biopsychosocial perspective on hot flashes remains underdeveloped. This article explores overlooked parallels between hot flashes and panic attacks within 5 areas course and symptomatology, physiological indicators, neurocircuitry and biochemical mechanisms, pharmacotherapy, and psychological treatment, noting both similarities and important differences between the 2 events. An integrative conceptual model is presented that identifies key ways in which psychological factors may influence the experience of hot flashes, with clinical implications and areas of future research. This model yields readily testable hypotheses and may provide a template for exploring the role of cognition in the frequency and severity of hot flashes and, in turn, a basis for the development of nonpharmacological treatments.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Terapia de Reemplazo de Estrógeno
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Trastorno de Pánico
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Sofocos
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Quimioterapia
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Psychol Bull
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos