Prevalence of traumatic early life events in 31 agoraphobic patients with panic attacks.
The rate of traumatic early life events in 31 agoraphobic subjects with panic attacks was significantly higher than that in matched control subjects. Experience of maternal separation, parental divorce, and events occurring after the age of 4 years was significantly more common.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000379:Agoraphobia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002657:Child Development; D003643:Death; D004243:Divorce; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008426:Maternal Deprivation; D008875:Middle Aged; D010200:Panic; D010333:Paternal Deprivation; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*