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[Panic symptoms among general physicians' patients].

Maurizio Bellini1, Elisabetta Galaverni

  • 1Istituto di Psichiatria P. Ottonello, Università di Bologna, Bologna. bellinim@alma.unibo.it

Epidemiologia E Psichiatria Sociale
|November 13, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Panic symptoms affect over one in five primary care patients, with those experiencing them being younger and more educated. This study highlights the prevalence and characteristics of panic symptoms in primary care settings.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Epidemiology
  • Primary Care Medicine

Context:

  • Anxiety disorders are a significant public health concern.
  • A gap exists in recent Italian research on panic symptom prevalence in primary care.
  • Primary care settings serve as a crucial point for identifying mental health issues.

Purpose:

  • To determine the one-month point-prevalence of panic symptoms in primary care.
  • To compare characteristics of patients with and without panic symptomatology.
  • To inform clinical practice and future research on panic disorder.

Summary:

  • A study of 305 primary care patients found that 21.3% experienced panic symptoms in the past month.
  • Patients with panic symptoms were younger, more educated, and predominantly female (2.6:1 ratio).

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  • Panic symptoms correlated with poorer health perception and higher scores on anxiety and general health questionnaires (GHQ-12, STAI-Y1-Y2).

    • Impact:

    • Findings indicate a substantial burden of panic symptoms in primary care, suggesting a need for increased awareness and screening.
    • The results underscore the importance of recognizing both overt panic attacks and sub-threshold symptoms in primary care.
    • This research provides valuable epidemiological data for Italian primary care and anxiety disorder research.