The panic disorder respiratory ratio: a dimensional approach to the respiratory subtype

OBJECTIVE: The respiratory ratio is a dimensional construct of the respiratory subtype of panic disorder (PD). The respiratory subtype has been correlated with an increased sensitivity to CO2 inhalation, positive family history of PD and low comorbidity with depression. The objective of our study wa...

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Main Authors: Rafael Christophe Freire, Isabella Nascimento, Alexandre Martins Valença, Fabiana Leão Lopes, Marco André Mezzasalma, Valfrido Leão de Melo Neto, Walter Araujo Zin, Antonio Egidio Nardi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2013-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462013000100010