Somatization in young versus older female panic disorder patients
J.I. Sheikh
Bok Engelsk 1998
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| Opplysninger | Background and rationale. Studies in younger patients with panicdisorder suggest greater somatization compared to similarly agednormal controls. Thus, we compared the degree of somatization inyoung versus older female patients with panic disorder to ascertainwhether similarly high levels of somatization exist in older panicdisorder patients.Method. Community-dwelling subjects were recruited for clinicaltrials for panic disorder and met Diagnostic and Statistical Manualof Mental Disorders (DSM-III-R) criteria for panic disorder as aprimary diagnosis. Our sample (N = 64) contained 42 younger females(<55 years of age; age range 21-54, mean age 34.6) who were comparedto 22 older females (less than or equal to 55 years of age; age range55-73, mean age 60.8). Subjects were evaluated at baseline using theSelf-Report Inventory for Somatic Symptoms (SISS). Statisticalanalysis of total somatization disorder scores (TSDS) wasaccomplished by t-tests for independent groups.Results. Older patients showed statistically significantly highertotal somatization disorder scores (TSDS) (X = 11.54, SD = 7.45) thandid younger patients (X = 8.07, SD = 4.77; t(62) = 2.27, p < 0.05).Conclusion. Our results are suggestive of a higher degree ofsomatization in older compared to younger female panic disorderpatients. (C) 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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