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16732757

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-5-30
pubmed:abstractText
It has been suggested that symptoms of panic disorder may be significantly affected by seasonal factors including weather changes, although few studies have explored the issue. The purpose of the present paper was to investigate clinical data to examine sensitivity of panic disorder patients to seasonal changes and seasonal fluctuation of panic disorder symptoms. A self-rating questionnaire consisting of the Seasonal Pattern Assessment Questionnaire (SPAQ) and additional self-rating questions were analyzed in 146 Japanese patients (50 male, 96 female) with panic disorder (DSM-IV) at an outpatient clinic for anxiety disorder. The average of the Global Seasonality Scores (GSS) was 12.5+/-4.7 and 25.3% of the patients were suggested to suffer from seasonal affective disorder, according to the GSS. Frequency of the panic attack was found to fluctuate seasonally, with peaks in August and December (P=0.005 and 0.01, chi2 test). The present results indicate that panic disorder patients may be more sensitive to seasonal and meteorological factors than the general population and become more fragile in a specific season or months. This might assist in the development of preventive measures for the frequent recurrence of symptoms in panic disorder.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1323-1316
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
60
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
379-83
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-3-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Sensitivity to seasonal changes in panic disorder patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Research Center for Panic Disorder, Nagoya Nental Clinic, Nagoya, and Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article