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Selective attention for hyperventilatory sensations in panic disorder.

S Kroeze1, M A van Den Hout

  • 1Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Leiden University, The Netherlands.

Journal of Anxiety Disorders
|March 29, 2002
PubMed
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This study investigated selective attention in panic disorder patients. Researchers found no evidence that panic patients selectively attend to feared hyperventilatory sensations during a reaction time task.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive psychology
  • Clinical psychology
  • Psychophysiology

Background:

  • Cognitive theories suggest panic patients exhibit selective attention towards feared bodily sensations.
  • Previous evidence is indirect, relying on tasks like the modified Stroop and dot probe detection.
  • This study aimed for a more direct investigation of selective attention for hyperventilatory sensations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To directly assess whether patients with panic disorder demonstrate selective attention for hyperventilatory sensations.
  • To compare attention patterns between panic disorder patients and normal controls.
  • To explore potential methodological factors influencing attention findings.

Main Methods:

  • A reaction time task involving tone discrimination was employed.

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  • Participants included patients diagnosed with panic disorder and healthy controls.
  • Experimental conditions involved voluntary hyperventilation, isocapnic overbreathing, and a neutral movement control.

    • Main Results:

    • No significant evidence of selective attention for hyperventilatory sensations was found in panic disorder patients.
    • Performance did not differ between panic patients and controls in relation to hyperventilatory sensations.
    • The absence of attentional interference during hyperventilation was noted.

    Conclusions:

    • The study did not find direct evidence supporting the selective attention theory for hyperventilatory sensations in panic disorder.
    • Methodological limitations may account for the lack of observed attentional interference.
    • Further research is needed to clarify the role of selective attention in panic disorder.