Mohammad Younas Khawaja.
Clinical Pattern Of Panic Attacks In Panic Disorder In A Tertiary Care Hospital.
Professional Med J Jan ;13(1):63-7.

Objectives: Panic disorder is a major cause of psychiatric morbidity. There are no local studies on the subject although clinical observations indicate that it is relatively common. Objective: To study the clinical characteristics of panic attacks in panic disorder in this part of the country and compare it with some of the previous studies. Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study. Setting: Psychiatry outpatients department of Ayub Teaching Hospital, Abbottabad. Period: March 2004 to June 2004. Materials and Methods: Characteristics of panic attacks in fifty consecutive panic disorder patients reporting to hospital outpatients department were studied using a semi-structured proforma and compared with western studies. Statistical analysis was done, using the Chi Square test and p-value was calculated. Results: Statistically significant differences were found in fear of dying, parasthesia, and derealization/depersonalization between the present study and two western studies. Conclusions: As there are ce rtain statistically significant differences from western studies, the study needs to be replicated on a larger more representative population.

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