Factors predictive of panic disorder in cardiology patients with chest pain and no evidence of coronary artery disease: a cross-validation.
Recent data indicate that a substantial number of cardiology patients with chest pain and no clinical evidence of coronary artery disease suffer from panic disorder. Discriminant function analysis reveals that a self-report anxiety measure alone, or in conjunction with minimal demographic information, can predict whether such patients have panic disorder. Predictive accuracy ranges from 69 to 76% correct classification, significantly improving upon chance predictions alone. A 'split-half' design was used in order to cross-validate predictive equations, and the total sample was also analyzed so as to provide the most stable equation. Clinical and future research implications of these findings are discussed.
Kushner
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Psychiatry Clinic, University of Missouri-Columbia, Hospital and Clinics 65212.
Beitman
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Beck
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010200:Panic; D010555:Personality Inventory