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Negative religious conflict as a predictor of panic disorder
Author(s) -
Trenholm Penelope,
Trent James,
Compton William C.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4679(199801)54:1<59::aid-jclp7>3.0.co;2-p
Subject(s) - psychology , panic disorder , panic , anxiety , clinical psychology , psychiatry , anxiety disorder , religious belief , psychotherapist , philosophy , epistemology
It was hypothesized that catastrophic thinking that focused on negative religious conflict, would be associated with symptoms of panic disorder. Sixty women were classified into three groups: those with panic disorder, those in psychotherapy for issues other than panic disorder, and those who were asymptomatic. Religious conflict was measured with the Survey of Attitudes Towards Religion and Philosophy of Life. The State–Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Rational Behavior Inventory, and the Illness Attitude Scale were used to validate group membership. Results indicated that the panic disorder group had significantly higher scores on negative religious conflict than either those in therapy or those who were asymptomatic. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Psychol 54: 59–65, 1998.