Lifetime trauma history and panic disorder: Findings from the National Comorbidity Survey
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Objective The purpose of this article is to examine prevalence of lifetime traumatic experiences in a community sample of panic disorder patients.Method We examined trauma rates in a cohort of panic disorder patients. Also, we statistically disaggregated comorbid PTSD from individuals diagnosed with panic disorder in the National Comorbidity Survey.Findings Panic disorder patients suffer lifetime traumatic experiences at high rates. We found that 24.2% of females and 5% of males with panic disorder reported previous history of being sexually molested.Conclusions These results suggest that trauma may act as a risk factor for panic disorder, as well as comorbid panic disorder and PTSD.
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PPTE exposure is associated with an increased risk of negative mental health outcomes, such as symptoms of PTSD, MDD, PD, GAD, SAD, and AUD.
“Research has also demonstrated that PPTE exposure is associated with an increased risk of negative mental health outcomes, such as symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD; [2]), major depressive disorder (MDD; [6]) panic disorder (PD; [7]), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD; [8]), social anxiety disorder (SAD; [9]), and alcohol use disorder (AUD; [10]).”
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- Authors
- Leskin, G. A., & Sheikh, J. I.
- Affiliations
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System (US)
- Corresponding author
- Sheikh, Javaid I
- Venue
- Journal of Anxiety Disorders
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2002-01
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 599-603
- ISSN
- 0887-6185 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2063839621
- Cited by
- 73
- References
- 7
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 5 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 7
- FWCI
- 3.47
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Anxiety Disorders (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (R01 MH/DA46376, R01MH049098)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Keywords
- panic disorder, lifetime trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, molestation, comorbidities, prevalence, gender differences, National Comorbidity Survey
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, United States, Wounds and Injuries, Comorbidity, Panic Disorder
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