title: Panic disorder in cardiology patients: a review of the Missouri Panic/Cardiology Project.
abstract: This paper reviews current evidence from several cardiology populations that suggests that panic disorder is prevalent and underdiagnosed. Cardiology patients with atypical angina, and no heart disease have a high likelihood of having panic disorder, as suggested by studies of two separate cardiology populations. That they resemble psychiatric populations with panic is suggested by their positive response to alprazolam. A panic disorder subtype, called non-fear panic disorder also appeared in about one-third of these cardiology panic patients. These patients have most of the panic symptoms but do not report fear during their episodes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital, University of Missouri, Columbia 65212.
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Beitman
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mukerji
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grafting
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009449:Neurocirculatory Asthenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D012803:Sick Role