title: Impulsivity and Panic Disorder: an exploratory study of psychometric correlates.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Impulsivity is associated with a wide variety of psychiatric disorders. However, the relationship between anxiety and impulsivity is not well explored. The objective of this study was to examine whether anxiety symptoms correlate with impulsivity in patients with panic disorder.
  
  
  METHODS
  We examined 21 psychotropic drug-naove patients with panic disorder recruited from the outpatient setting. The severity of Panic Disorder was assessed with Panic and Agoraphobia Scale (PAS)-clinical rating version. Impulsivity was evaluated with Barratt Impulsiveness Scale, 11th version (BIS-11).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Our findings indicate the correlation between specific dimensions of impulsivity and selected subscales of Panic and Agoraphobia Scale. The positive correlation between attentional and non-planning dimensions of impulsivity, 'disability' and 'worries about health' in drug-naove patients with PD was observed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings corroborate with the prior reports of higher impulsivity trait among patients with anxiety disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 7 St. build. 25, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland.
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jakuszkowiak-Wojten
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Landowski
authors.forename: Mariusz S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Wiglusz
authors.forename: Wiesław Jerzy
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Cubała
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D055815:Young Adult