Additional findings on the association between anxiety sensitivity and hypochondriacal concerns: examination of patients with major depression.
J Anxiety Disord
; 12(3): 225-32, 1998.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9653681
ABSTRACT
Hypochondriacal concerns ranging from disease phobias to bodily preoccupations are common among patients with panic disorder. In a previous study of patients with panic disorder, we found that, of a number of symptom dimensions examined, anxiety sensitivity was the strongest predictor of hypochondriacal concerns. This finding has been the topic of subsequent debate in the anxiety literature, with concerns raised whether true hypochondriacal concerns were confounded with typical panic-related concerns. To clarify this issue, we now report on the association between anxiety sensitivity and hypochondriacal concerns in 100 patients with major depression and no history of panic disorder. Consistent with our previous study, we found that of the symptoms examined--anxiety sensitivity, depressed mood, anxious mood, somatic symptoms, and anger/hostility--anxiety sensitivity was the strongest predictor of hypochondriacal concerns. Findings are discussed in relation to the role of catastrophic interpretations of somatic symptoms in depression, panic disorder, and hypochondriasis.
Search on Google
Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Anxiety
/
Depressive Disorder
/
Fear
/
Hypochondriasis
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
/
Etiology_studies
/
Incidence_studies
/
Observational_studies
/
Prognostic_studies
/
Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
/
Female
/
Humans
/
Male
Language:
En
Journal:
J Anxiety Disord
Journal subject:
PSIQUIATRIA
Year:
1998
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States