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The relationship between cognitions and panic attack intensity
Author(s) -
Hedley Liv Margaret,
Hoffart Asle,
Dammen Toril,
Ekeberg Øivind,
Friis Svein
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2000.102004300.x
Subject(s) - panic , agoraphobia , panic disorder , cognition , psychology , intensity (physics) , clinical psychology , psychiatry , anxiety , physics , quantum mechanics
Objective: To investigate the relationship between panic attack intensity, catastrophic belief and cognitions. Method: Data from 540 panic diaries were collected from 42 patients with panic disorder with agoraphobia. Results: When we controlled for individual variation, effects of treatment and number of symptoms, catastrophic belief contributed significantly to more intense panic attacks ( r 2 change=0.10, P <0.0001). There were no significant differences in panic attack intensity between primary and secondary cognitions. Conclusion: Our results indicate that catastrophic belief is a reliable predictor of panic attack intensity.