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Panic disorder is an anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent and sudden minutes-long episodes of intense fear, known as panic attacks. These attacks may feel like heart attacks and often happen without warning or a specific cause. They can include symptoms such as rapid heart rate, shortness of breath, chest pain, trembling, sweating, dizziness, and a sense of helplessness. During a panic attack, individuals may feel as though they are experiencing a heart attack or are in a...
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A taxometric analysis of panic disorder.

Christian Hall1, Joshua Broman-Fulks1, Christopher Holden1

  • 1Department of Psychology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, USA.

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Panic disorder may be better understood as a spectrum rather than a distinct condition. This research supports a dimensional model for panic disorder, impacting diagnosis and treatment approaches.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Quantitative Psychology

Background:

  • Panic disorder presents significant costs, with effective treatments often inaccessible due to diagnostic barriers.
  • Current diagnostic manuals use a categorical model for panic disorder, contrasting with empirically supported dimensional approaches.
  • Taxometric analyses, used to determine dimensional or categorical structures, have not been applied to panic disorder.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the latent structure of panic disorder using taxometric analyses.
  • To determine if panic disorder is best represented by a dimensional or categorical model.
  • To address the gap in research regarding the dimensional nature of panic disorder.

Main Methods:

  • Employed three nonredundant taxometric procedures on data from 663 participants.
  • Utilized seven theoretically relevant indicators of panic disorder from the Panic Disorder Severity Scale.
  • Analyzed simulated comparison plots and objective fit indices for structural evaluation.

Main Results:

  • Consistent empirical support for a dimensional model of panic disorder was found.
  • The overall mean CCFI score indicated a dimensional structure.
  • Taxometric analyses revealed a spectrum of panic disorder rather than a strict dichotomy.

Conclusions:

  • The findings support a dimensional conceptualization of panic disorder.
  • This dimensional model has significant implications for how panic disorder is measured, assessed, diagnosed, and treated.
  • Revisiting diagnostic criteria may improve access to evidence-based interventions for panic disorder.