title: Panic symptoms in schizophrenia: comorbidity and clinical correlates.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of panic attack (PA) and panic disorder (PD) in patients with schizophrenia and detect the clinical features. Forty-nine patients with schizophrenia were included in the study. Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS), Clinical Global Impression (CGI), Extrapyramidal Symptom Rating Scale (ESRS) and Bandelow Panic and Agoraphobia Rating Scale were administered. Fifteen patients were found to have PA and seven patients had PD. Patients with panic symptoms had higher scores of PANSS, HDRS, CGI and ESRS. Comorbid panic symptoms in schizophrenia may be related to positive symptoms, extrapyramidal side-effects and depression.
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Medical School of Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey.
authors: Halis
authors: H
authors: Ulas
authors: Koksal
authors: K
authors: Alptekin
authors: Berna Binnur
authors: BB
authors: Akdede
authors: Mevhibe
authors: M
authors: Tumuklu
authors: Yildiz
authors: Y
authors: Akvardar
authors: Arzu
authors: A
authors: Kitis
authors: Selma
authors: S
authors: Polat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000379:Agoraphobia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015897:Comorbidity; D004409:Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012737:Sex Factors