The efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in the acute-phase treatment of panic disorder is well established. However, there are data to show CBT may not always be able to prevent recurrence after treatment. The central cognitive component of panic disorder psychopathology is thought to be hypersensitivity to physical sensations. The present study reports that some aspects of interoceptive hypersensitivity, gastrointestinal fears in particular, were predictive of the course of panic disorder after end of CBT. Clinically it is suggested that new interoceptive tasks related to gastrointestinal fears are needed.
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Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health
December 2024
Laboratory of Panic and Respiration, Instituto de Psiquiatria, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Background: Many pharmacological treatments are considered effective in the treatment of panic disorder (PD), however, about 20 to 40% of the patients have treatment-resistant PD. Pharmacogenetics could explain why some patients are treatment-resistant.
Objective: Our objective was to gather preliminary data on the clinical usefulness of pharmacogenetic testing in this disorder.
J Med Case Rep
January 2025
Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Shahid Rajaee Hospital, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.
Background: The coexistence of pheochromocytoma and hyperaldosteronism is a rare and clinically significant finding with diagnostic challenges that need to be considered in the workup of patients with hypertension.
Case Presentation: This case report describes a 47-year-old Iranian man who initially presented with cold symptoms, chills, and headaches. Despite being diagnosed with panic disorder, his symptoms worsened, leading to a systolic blood pressure crisis.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
January 2025
Department of Psychiatry & Psychotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Carl Gustav Carus University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Background: Panic disorder (PD) is highly prevalent during the peripartum period. The aim of this systematic review was to summarize evidence on risk factors and course patterns of peripartum PD as well as maternal, infant or dyadic outcomes during the first three years after delivery.
Methods: A literature search was conducted according to PRISMA guidelines.
J Affect Disord
January 2025
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200120, China; Pudong New Area Mental Health Centre Affiliated to Tongji University, Shanghai 200124, China.
Objects: Childhood trauma is an early pathogenic factor that increases individuals' vulnerability to mental illness. This systematic review aims to explore the evidence regarding the association between childhood trauma and the subsequent occurrence of anxiety disorders.
Methods: Embase, Scopus, and PubMed databases were searched for peer-reviewed longitudinal cohort studies published in English between January 1, 1995, and November 15, 2022.
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