Separation anxiety and actual separation experiences during childhood in patients with panic disorder.
Can J Psychiatry
; 46(10): 948-52, 2001 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-11816316
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The association between separation anxiety in childhood and actual separation experiences during childhood has not yet been investigated in patients with panic disorder.METHODS:
In 115 patients with panic disorder with or without agoraphobia and in 124 control subjects without a history of psychiatric illness, we assessed separation anxiety during childhood, retrospectively, using DSM-IV and ICD-10 criteria and the Separation Anxiety Symptom Inventory (SASI). In addition, actual separation experiences from age 0 to 15 years were assessed, retrospectively.RESULTS:
A total of 22.6% of the patients and 4.8% of the control subjects fulfilled both DSM-IV and ICD-10 criteria for childhood separation anxiety (chi 2 = 11.8; P < 0.0001). Further, 57.4% of the patients and 37.9% of the control subjects reported actual separation experiences during their childhood (chi 2 = 9.09, P < 0.003). Separation anxiety and actual separation experiences, however, were independent of each other.CONCLUSION:
These results suggest that separation anxiety during childhood is not a consequence of actual traumatic separation experiences in panic disorder patients.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Ansiedad de Separación
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Trastorno de Pánico
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Agorafobia
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Acontecimientos que Cambian la Vida
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Can J Psychiatry
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Alemania