REBREATHING TESTS IN PANIC DISORDER

Authors
PAPP LA MARTINEZ JM KLEIN DF COPLAN JD GORMAN JM
Citation
La. Papp et al., REBREATHING TESTS IN PANIC DISORDER, Biological psychiatry, 38(4), 1995, pp. 240-245
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry
Journal title
Biological psychiatry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00063223
Volume
38
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
240 - 245
Database
ISI
SICI code
0006-3223(1995)38:4<240:RTIPD>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
In order to compare the ventilatory response of panic patients and nor mal controls, 21 panic disorder patients with agoraphobia and 21 norma l controls underwent the Read rebreathing test, Panic patients panicke d significantly more during the test, responded with more respiratory rate and less tidal volume, but showed no hypersensitivity to inhaled carbon dioxide compared to normal controls.