Panic disorder, panic attacks and panic attack symptoms across race-ethnic groups: results of the collaborative psychiatric epidemiology studies.
The current study investigates race-ethnic differences in rates of panic disorder, panic attacks and certain panic attack symptoms by jointly combining three major national epidemiological databases. The compared groups were White, African American, Latino and Asian. The White group had significantly higher rates of panic disorder, and of many panic symptoms, including palpitations, as compared to the African American, Asian and Latino groups. Several expected race-ethnic differences were not found. An explanation for these findings are adduced, and suggestions are given for future studies so that possible ethnic-racial differences in panic disorder, panic attacks and panic attack symptoms can be investigated in a more rigorous manner.
Asnaani
Anu
A
Department of Psychology, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Gutner
Cassidy A
CA
Hinton
Devon E
DE
Hofmann
Stefan G
SG
D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D001213:Asian / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D044469:Racial Groups / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D044465:White People / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology
Am J Public Health. 2007 Jan;97(1):91-8
17138905
J Psychiatr Res. 1994 Jan-Feb;28(1):57-84
8064641
J Anxiety Disord. 2006;20(3):281-95
16564433
Am J Public Health. 2007 Jan;97(1):68-75
17138910
Int J Methods Psychiatr Res. 2004;13(4):221-40
15719530
Int J Methods Psychiatr Res. 2004;13(4):270-88
15719532
Int J Methods Psychiatr Res. 2004;13(2):60-8
15297904
Int J Methods Psychiatr Res. 2004;13(4):208-20
15719529
Behav Res Ther. 1992 Jul;30(4):329-45
1616469
Cult Med Psychiatry. 2002 Jun;26(2):179-98
12211324
Ethn Health. 2007 Jun;12(3):283-96
17454101
Subst Abus. 1999 Dec;20(4):263-272
12511833
Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1994 Jan;51(1):8-19
8279933