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Current Views on Panic Disorder and Its Management in Japan: A National Survey
Author(s) -
Satoh Keiji,
Fujii Isao
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1992.tb00818.x
Subject(s) - panic disorder , psychiatry , panic , population , medicine , psychology , family medicine , anxiety , environmental health
In a national random‐sample survey, the views of 1,069 practicing clinicians, including internists, surgeons and psychiatrists, on panic disorder were surveyed by using a series of questionnaires. In spite of a high rate of clinical experience and agreements on the symptoms among clinicians, the nature of this disorder, such as a common descriptive diagnosis, and the preferred treatment have not been agreed upon by the Japanese medical community. Furthermore, respondents were questioned as to the preferred treatment for panic disorder, but no treatment was regarded as critical by a majority of clinicians. It is concluded that because of the high potential patient population with panic disorder, clinical research that will provide more adequate diagnosis and treatment for this disorder is necessary in Japan.