Lifetime trauma history and panic disorder: findings from the National Comorbidity Survey.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this article is to examine prevalence of lifetime traumatic experiences in a community sample of panic disorder patients.


METHODS
We examined trauma rates in a cohort of panic disorder patients. Also, we statistically disaggregated comorbid PTSD from individuals diagnosed with panic disorder in the National Comorbidity Survey.


RESULTS
Panic disorder patients suffer lifetime traumatic experiences at high rates. We found that 24.2% of females and 5% of males with panic disorder reported previous history of being sexually molested.


CONCLUSIONS
These results suggest that trauma may act as a risk factor for panic disorder, as well as comorbid panic disorder and PTSD.
Leskin
Gregory A
GA
Stanford University School of Medicine, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA.
Sheikh
Javaid I
JI
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*