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Adolescent panic disorder (PD) involves catastrophic thinking and safety behaviors, which predict symptom severity. These findings support cognitive models and suggest new treatment targets for adolescent PD.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Adolescent Psychology
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Background:

  • Understanding cognitive and behavioral factors in adolescent panic disorder (PD) is crucial for effective identification and treatment.
  • Clark's cognitive model provides a framework for examining these processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if cognitive and behavioral processes in Clark's PD model are present in adolescents with PD.
  • To assess the specificity of these processes to PD.
  • To investigate their predictive relationship with PD symptom severity.

Main Methods:

  • Recruited three groups of adolescents (12-17 years): PD, other anxiety disorders, and community controls.
  • Assessed panic disorder symptom severity, catastrophic cognitions, fear of bodily sensations, and safety-seeking behaviors via self-report.

Main Results:

  • Adolescents with PD showed significantly higher catastrophic cognitions and safety-seeking behaviors than controls.
  • Fear of bodily sensations was higher in the PD group compared to community controls.
  • All assessed cognitive and behavioral processes positively predicted PD symptom severity.

Conclusions:

  • Catastrophic cognitions and safety-seeking behaviors are specific to adolescent PD and predict symptom severity.
  • Fear of bodily sensations also predicts symptom severity in adolescents.
  • Findings support the applicability of Clark's cognitive model to adolescent PD and highlight potential treatment targets.