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The Primary Care Companion For CNS... Feb 2021
Topics: Anxiety; COVID-19; Humans; Panic; Panic Disorder; SARS-CoV-2
PubMed: 34000140
DOI: 10.4088/PCC.20l02826 -
American Family Physician Aug 2022
Topics: Anxiety; Anxiety Disorders; Humans; Panic Disorder; Phobic Disorders
PubMed: 35977133
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Psychiatry 2023
Topics: Humans; Panic; Psychology, Social; Panic Disorder
PubMed: 38149710
DOI: 10.1080/00332747.2023.2289817 -
Seizure Jul 2018Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures (PNES) are events that appear epileptic but are instead thought to have a psychological origin. Increased rates of several psychiatric... (Meta-Analysis)
Meta-Analysis Review
INTRODUCTION
Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures (PNES) are events that appear epileptic but are instead thought to have a psychological origin. Increased rates of several psychiatric disorders have been reported in PNES, including anxiety and panic disorders. Some theories suggest panic and/or hyperventilation have aetiological roles in PNES, though these remain unproven.
METHODS
We conducted a systematic review of associations of panic and hyperventilation with PNES using Ovid Medline and PubMed, and a meta-analysis where appropriate.
RESULTS
We found eighteen studies reporting rates of panic in PNES and eight studies reporting hyperventilation. The reported rate of panic attacks in PNES ranged from 17% to 83%, with physical symptoms more commonly reported, and affective symptoms less so. 'Dizziness or light-headedness' was found to be more prevalent than 'fear of dying' by random-effects meta-analysis (68% vs. 23%). A proportion meta-analysis found a weighted occurrence of 20% of panic disorder in PNES. A pooled meta-analytic rate of PNES events following voluntary hyperventilation induction was 30%, while the clinically observed rates of peri-ictal hyperventilation in PNES without induction varied from 15 to 46%.
CONCLUSIONS
Previous studies have reported moderate rates of association of panic in PNES, though the proportions varied considerably across the literature, with physical symptoms more commonly reported than affective. Hyperventilation is an effective inducer of PNES events in a minority, and can be observed occurring in a minority of patients without induction. These results support an important, albeit not essential, role for panic and hyperventilation in the pathogenesis of PNES events.
Topics: Humans; Hyperventilation; Panic Disorder; Psychophysiologic Disorders; Seizures
PubMed: 29787922
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2018.05.007 -
Heliyon Apr 2024Panic Disorder is a serious anxiety disorder, and one of the severe mental problems that impacts mothers' mental health and fetal health as well. (Review)
Review
BACKGROUND
Panic Disorder is a serious anxiety disorder, and one of the severe mental problems that impacts mothers' mental health and fetal health as well.
AIM
The current scoping review aims to provide a wide overview of the literature regarding panic disorder during pregnancy.
METHODS
Twenty-five eligible articles were selected for full review from SAGE, CINAHL, PubMed, Medline, Research Gate, Science Direct, and Google Scholar literature searches. This review followed the framework suggested by Arksey and O'Malley for a scoping review.
RESULTS
Content analysis of the studies was done, and five categories have been identified: Panic disorder course during pregnancy; prevalence of panic disorder during pregnancy; factors associated with pregnancy panic disorder; impact of panic disorder during pregnancy; and treatment of panic disorder during pregnancy.
CONCLUSION
A significant gap in the literature, and inconsistent and mixed findings regarding prevalence, impact, associated factors, and treatment of PD during pregnancy exist. This scoping review revealed that more studies need to be conducted to further understand and examine PD during pregnancy.
PubMed: 38601643
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e28999 -
NPJ Vaccines 2019Three great plague pandemics, resulting in nearly 200 million deaths in human history and usage as a biowarfare agent, have made as one of the most virulent human... (Review)
Review
Three great plague pandemics, resulting in nearly 200 million deaths in human history and usage as a biowarfare agent, have made as one of the most virulent human pathogens. In late 2017, a large plague outbreak raged in Madagascar attracted extensive attention and caused regional panics. The evolution of local outbreaks into a pandemic is a concern of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in plague endemic regions. Until now, no licensed plague vaccine is available. Prophylactic vaccination counteracting this disease is certainly a primary choice for its long-term prevention. In this review, we summarize the latest advances in research and development of plague vaccines.
PubMed: 30792905
DOI: 10.1038/s41541-019-0105-9 -
Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience Mar 2019Panic attacks and panic disorders are common in the general population. However, the presence of panic attacks associated with primary hyperaldosteronism has been rarely...
Panic attacks and panic disorders are common in the general population. However, the presence of panic attacks associated with primary hyperaldosteronism has been rarely documented. We describe a patient with new-onset hyperaldosteronism secondary to adrenal adenoma who presented with recurrent panic attacks. The patient underwent adenoma resection, which was the definitive cure for the patient's hyperaldosteronism and panic attacks. Clinicians should include hyperaldosteronism on the differential for medical etiologies of panic attacks. Further research is needed to elucidate the mechanistic relationship between primary hyperaldosteronism and panic attacks.
PubMed: 31214479
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International Journal of Environmental... Mar 2021The COVID-19 pandemic has seen an unmatched level of panic buying globally, a type of herd behavior whereby consumers buy an uncommonly huge amount of products because...
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen an unmatched level of panic buying globally, a type of herd behavior whereby consumers buy an uncommonly huge amount of products because of a perception of scarcity. Drawing on the health belief model, perceived scarcity, and anticipated regret theories, this paper formulated a theoretical model that linked the determinants of panic buying and analyzed their interrelationships. Subsequently, data were collated from 508 consumers through an online survey questionnaire in Singapore that was conducted during the early stage of the pandemic, before the onset of the circuit breaker in April 2020. Next, an analysis of the results was done through structural equation modeling. It showed that the effect of the health belief model dimensions (i.e., perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, outcome expectation, cues to action, and self-efficacy) on panic buying is partially mediated by the consumers' perceived scarcity of products. Furthermore, the effect of perceived scarcity on panic buying is partially mediated by consumers' anticipation of regret. This paper expands on the current theoretical understanding of panic buying behavior, giving insights into the possible measures and solutions that policymakers and relevant stakeholders can uptake to manage panic buying in future a pandemic or health crisis.
Topics: COVID-19; Humans; Pandemics; Panic; SARS-CoV-2; Singapore
PubMed: 33801077
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18063247 -
Australasian Psychiatry : Bulletin of... Dec 2020If the narrative of "coronavirus" has an underlying theme, it may perhaps for some be one of survival, whilst for others, the theme might be suffering. The recurring...
OBJECTIVE
If the narrative of "coronavirus" has an underlying theme, it may perhaps for some be one of survival, whilst for others, the theme might be suffering. The recurring motif of survival has continued throughout history, yet for the first time the sum of all fears has amounted to a run on the bare essentials. This paper seeks to offer an alternative formulation of "panic buying," with references to literature, philosophy, and contemporary neurobiology.
CONCLUSION
The bare essentials disappeared perhaps as part of some self-fulfilling prophecy: the supermarkets became bare because others inadvertently lead us to believe they would become bare. The contagion model of emotional propagation provides a psychological model of how "panic buying" by an individual might lead to the replication of panic in an observer. The Polyvagal Theory further informs us of how the threat posed by the pandemic primes our limbic system to perceive danger, and explains how witnessing others engaging in fight-flight responses might evoke a fearful affect in an observer. In the end, it is perhaps through Nietzsche's study of classical tragedy that we may find some meaning to the pandemic, allowing our collective lived experience to serve as a template for growth.
Topics: Betacoronavirus; COVID-19; Coronavirus Infections; Disaster Victims; Emotional Adjustment; Fear; Humans; Neurobiology; Pandemics; Panic; Pneumonia, Viral; Psychological Theory; Psychology, Social; SARS-CoV-2; Survival
PubMed: 32683892
DOI: 10.1177/1039856220936144 -
Journal of Graduate Medical Education Feb 2018
Topics: Clinical Decision-Making; Education, Medical, Graduate; Humans; Internship and Residency; Panic; Self Care; Time
PubMed: 29467982
DOI: 10.4300/JGME-D-17-00050.1