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Symptom reporting and interoceptive attention in panic patients

S Kroeze1, M van den Hout, M A Haenen

  • 1Department of Experimental Abnormal Psychology, University of Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Perceptual and Motor Skills
|June 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

Panic disorder patients experience more bodily sensations than controls. Interoceptive attention, or focusing on bodily sensations, partly explains these heightened experiences in panic patients.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Psychiatry

Background:

  • Panic disorder is characterized by recurrent, unexpected panic attacks.
  • Patients with panic disorder often report intense and distressing bodily sensations.
  • The role of attention in modulating these bodily sensations is not fully understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of interoceptive attention in the bodily sensations experienced by panic disorder patients.
  • To compare the effects of attentional manipulation on sensation reporting in panic patients and healthy controls.

Main Methods:

  • Two groups (16 panic patients, 17 controls) participated.
  • Attentional focus towards and away from bodily sensations was manipulated.
  • Participants reported experienced sensations after each manipulation.

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Main Results:

  • Panic patients reported more sensations than controls at baseline.
  • Both groups reported more sensations when attending to the body.
  • Panic patients showed a greater decrease in sensations than controls when attention was diverted.

Conclusions:

  • Interoceptive attention significantly influences the reporting of bodily sensations.
  • Heightened interoceptive attention may contribute to the bodily sensations experienced in panic disorder.
  • These findings suggest attention-based interventions could be beneficial for panic disorder management.