Panic disorder in a breath-holding challenge test: a simple tool for a better diagnosis

Panic disorder in a breath-holding challenge test: a simple tool for a better diagnosis

OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to observe if anxiety disorder patients - DSM-IV - respond in a similar way to the induction of panic attacks by a breath-holding challenge test. METHOD: We randomly selected 29 panic disorder (PD) patients, 27 social anxiety disorder (SAD) patients, 21 generalized anxiety dis...

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Main Authors: Nardi Antonio E., Nascimento Isabella, Valença Alexandre M., Lopes Fabiana L., Mezzasalma Marco A., Zin Walter A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2003-01-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
panic attacks
respiration
anxiety disorder
comorbidity
ventilation
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2003000500003

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