Panic disorder and cigarette smoking behavior

Citation
M. Amering et al., Panic disorder and cigarette smoking behavior, COMP PSYCHI, 40(1), 1999, pp. 35-38
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,"Clinical Psycology & Psychiatry
Journal title
COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRY
ISSN journal
0010440X → ACNP
Volume
40
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
35 - 38
Database
ISI
SICI code
0010-440X(199901/02)40:1<35:PDACSB>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Smoking has been discussed both as a risk factor for panic disorder and as a contributing factor to elevated cardiovascular risk in panic disorder pat ients. Smoking habits and their association with panic disorder were studie d in a sample of 102,panic disorder patients. Both for female and for male patients, rates of smokers and of exsmokers were substantially higher than in the general population. However, a surprisingly high number of patients had succeeded in reducing or quitting cigarette smoking because of their pa nic disorder, although they experienced little benefit in regard ts panic s ymptoms from doing so. We conclude that the motivation for changing smoking habits is high in this population with elevated smoking prevalence and sho uld be taken into consideration by therapists. Copyright (C) 1999 by W.B. S aunders Company.