Hypochondriacal concerns in panic disorder and major depressive disorder: a comparison

Russell Noyes Jr; Catherine L Woodman; J Alexander Bodkin; Stephen J Yagla

doi:10.2190/LME3-97GJ-68CG-H6AQ

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Hypochondriacal concerns in panic disorder and major depressive disorder: a comparison

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Hypochondriacal concerns in panic disorder and major depressive disorder: a comparison

Russell Noyes Jr, Catherine L Woodman, J Alexander Bodkin and Stephen J Yagla

International journal of psychiatry in medicine, Vol.34(2), pp.143-154

2004

DOI: 10.2190/LME3-97GJ-68CG-H6AQ

PMID: 15387398

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Abstract

To gain perspective on the relationship between hypochondriasis and panic disorder, we compared the occurrence of hypochondriasis in patients with panic disorder (N= 59) and major depressive disorder (N= 27). Patients who participated in separate drug treatment trials were assessed at baseline and eight weeks using the Whiteley Index of Hypochondriasis. At baseline, the Whiteley Index score was greater for patients with panic disorder than for those with major depressive disorder. At eight weeks, a statistically significant reduction in the mean hypochondriasis score was observed in panic patients who had improved but not in major depressive patients who had improved. Modest correlations were observed between hypochondriasis and symptoms of panic and major depressive disorder, but in depressed patients, hypochondriasis was positively correlated with anxiety symptoms as well. A unique relationship appears to exist between hypochondriasis and panic disorder. The nature of this relationship and its implications for classification are discussed.

Follow-Up Studies

Humans

Middle Aged

Panic Disorder - drug therapy

Anxiety Disorders - diagnosis

Personality Assessment

Male

Statistics as Topic

Anxiety Disorders - psychology

Hypochondriasis - psychology

Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic

Depressive Disorder, Major - psychology

Panic Disorder - diagnosis

Hypochondriasis - drug therapy

Adult

Female

Hypochondriasis - diagnosis

Anxiety Disorders - drug therapy

Depressive Disorder, Major - diagnosis

Panic Disorder - psychology

Depressive Disorder, Major - drug therapy

Details

Title: Subtitle: Hypochondriacal concerns in panic disorder and major depressive disorder: a comparison
Creators: Russell Noyes Jr - Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242-1000, USA. russell-noyes@uiowa.edu
Catherine L Woodman
J Alexander Bodkin
Stephen J Yagla
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: International journal of psychiatry in medicine, Vol.34(2), pp.143-154
Publisher: United States
DOI: 10.2190/LME3-97GJ-68CG-H6AQ
PMID: 15387398
ISSN: 0091-2174
eISSN: 1541-3527
Language: English
Date published: 2004
Academic Unit: Psychiatry; Family and Community Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984003909202771

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