title: Hypersensitivity to carbon dioxide in panic disorder.
abstract: Seven male panic patients did not panic but were significantly more sensitive to steady-state carbon dioxide inhalation than five male normal control subjects. The male patients' hypersensitivity to carbon dioxide was unrelated to current state of anxiety or acute panic.
authors.affiliation: Biological Studies Unit, New York State Psychiatric Institute, NY 10032.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Papp
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Goetz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cole
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jordan
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Liebowitz
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Fyer
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hollander
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gorman
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000503:physiopathology; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000097:blood; D005239:Fear / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D006985:Hyperventilation / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D010200:Panic / Q000187:drug effects*; D010313:Partial Pressure; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D012130:Respiratory Hypersensitivity / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide