E-ISSN : 2733-4538
This survey examined the clinical features and cognitive characteristics of panic disorder patients basing on the Clark's cognitive model of panic attacks(The CMP). Using the structured questionnaire & personal interview, cognitive variables which concerned main hypothesis of the CMP(e.g. catastrophic misinterpretations of bodily sensations) were evaluated. The main findings are as follows: (1) Nearly half of the panics tend to be chronic, (2) panic attack is accompanied by various symptoms & symptom severity is hyperventilation, dizziness, dispnea, and fear of death in that order, (3) the inital attacks of panics with agoraphobia tend to be related more situational factor and that of panics without agoraphobia were related to personal conflicts. (4) There is little cross-cultural difference in panic symptoms, (4) the patients reported that physical symptoms were followed by cognitive symptoms, and four distinct types of panics are identified by their initial symptom of panic attack, and (5) most panics reported subjective experiences about catastrophic misinterpretations of bodily sensations. This results were consistant with the CMP.