Abstract
Panic disorder is characterized by the spontaneous and unexpected occurrence of panic attacks. During panic attacks, patients (pts) refer to the Emergency Department (ED). The diagnostic work-up for any panic attack is expensive since symptoms at presentation mimic other diseases such acute coronary syndrome or neurological emergencies. The aim of the present study was to describe a 10 years cohort of pts diagnosed with panic disorder in the ED in terms of ED visit recurrence.
Lingua originale | English |
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pagine (da-a) | 100-106 |
Numero di pagine | 7 |
Rivista | European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences |
Volume | 17 Suppl 1 |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2013 |
Keywords
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Case-Control Studies
- Chi-Square Distribution
- Comorbidity
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Emergency Service, Hospital
- Emergency Services, Psychiatric
- Female
- Humans
- Logistic Models
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Multivariate Analysis
- Odds Ratio
- Panic Disorder
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Prevalence
- Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
- Recurrence
- Risk Factors
- Rome
- Sex Factors
- Tertiary Care Centers
- Time Factors
- Young Adult