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The attributable burden of panic disorder in the impairment of quality of life in a national survey in Italy.
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The International journal of social psychiatry [Int J Soc Psychiatry] 2015 Nov; Vol. 61 (7), pp. 693-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Mar 12. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Introduction/objective: The aim was to measure the lifetime prevalence of panic disorder (PD) in an Italian community sample, and to estimate the burden attributable to PD in compromising the quality of life (QoL) of people diagnosed with it.<br />Methods: Community survey was conducted on a sample of 4,999 randomly selected adult subjects. Instruments used were semi-structured clinical interview Advanced Neuropsychiatric Tools and Assessment Schedule (ANTAS), administered by clinicians and allowing diagnosis according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder (4th ed.; DSM-IV); Short Form Health Survey (SF-12).<br />Results: The lifetime prevalence of PD was 3.6% (4.4% in females, 2.5% in males; p = .002). People with PD had a lower SF-12 score than the standardized community sample (35.5 ± 6.5 vs. 38.4 ± 5.9; p < .0001) with a mean difference (attributable burden) of 2.9 ± 0.7, that is, lower than PD with agoraphobia (AP; 4.2 ± 2.4). Wilson Disease (WD), Multiple Sclerosis, Major Depressive Disorder and Eating Disorders (ED) show a higher attributable burden in impaired QoL than PD, while the attributable burden of PD with AP is not lower than in ED and WD.<br />Conclusions: The burden attributable to the impairment of QoL following a lifetime diagnosis of PD was found to be not so great compared to the impairment caused by Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) or neurological conditions. The comorbidity of PD with AP worsens QoL significantly.<br /> (© The Author(s) 2015.)
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Agoraphobia complications
Comorbidity
Depressive Disorder, Major complications
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Female
Humans
Italy epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Sex Distribution
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult
Agoraphobia epidemiology
Depressive Disorder, Major epidemiology
Panic Disorder epidemiology
Quality of Life psychology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1741-2854
- Volume :
- 61
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The International journal of social psychiatry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25770204
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0020764015573848