Why the study?
Does voluntary breath holding elicit exaggerated physiological or anxiety responses in patients with panic disorder compared to those with generalized anxiety disorder or normal controls?
Population
58 participants, including 19 patients with panic disorder, 17 with generalized anxiety disorder, and 22…
Comparison
Voluntary breath holding. vs Normal controls and patients with generalized…
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Breath-holding test lacks diagnostic utility in panic disorder; challenges suffocation alarm hypothesis but leaves open alternative mechanisms.
Does voluntary breath holding elicit exaggerated physiological or anxiety responses in patients with panic disorder compared to those with generalized anxiety disorder or normal controls?
Voluntary breath holding does not elicit exaggerated physiological or anxiety responses in panic disorder patients, challenging the overly sensitive suffocation alarm hypothesis.
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