title: Sleep disturbances in patients treated for panic disorder.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Disturbed night sleep is a common complaint of patients with panic disorder. The aim of the present study was to demonstrate whether the sleep disturbances can be successively influenced by the standard therapy for treating panic disorder.
  
  
  METHODS
  Psychiatric examinations of 20 outpatients with panic disorder were supplemented with a study of sleep quality using standardised interviews, sleep logs and polysomnographic recordings.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A statistical comparison of data showed that reduced anxiety after successful treatment of panic disorder was not necessarily followed by improved sleep parameters.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results suggest that the conventional therapy applied to these patients is not sufficient to treat the co-existing insomnia. Consequently, it seems to be of importance to supplement the treatment of panic disorders with specific treatment of the sleep disturbance.
authors.affiliation: Prague Psychiatric Center, 3rd Medical Faculty, Charles University, Ustavni 91, 181 03 Prague 8, Czech Republic. cervena@pcp.lf3.cuni.cz
authors.forename: Katerina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cervena
authors.forename: Milos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matousek
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Prasko
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brunovsky
authors.forename: Beata
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Paskova
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D017286:Polysomnography; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012894:Sleep Stages; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires