1. Anxiety disorders in a neuromuscular clinic.
- Author
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Paradis CM, Friedman S, Lazar RM, and Kula RW
- Subjects
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Agoraphobia diagnosis, Agoraphobia epidemiology, Anxiety Disorders epidemiology, Comorbidity, Dermatomyositis psychology, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Myasthenia Gravis psychology, Panic Disorder diagnosis, Panic Disorder epidemiology, Polymyositis psychology, Prevalence, Risk Factors, Anxiety Disorders diagnosis, Dermatomyositis epidemiology, Myasthenia Gravis epidemiology, Polymyositis epidemiology
- Abstract
Twenty patients with myasthenia gravis and 15 patients with polymyositis/dermatomyositis were assessed with a structured interview. Fifteen patients (43%) were diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. Significantly more myasthenic patients (40%) than polymyositis/dermatomyositis patients (7%) were diagnosed with panic disorder/agoraphobia. These findings suggest that the symptoms of myasthenia gravis may predispose vulnerable individuals to panic disorder/agoraphobia.
- Published
- 1993
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