Anxiety and mood (대한불안의학회지)
- Volume 10 Issue 2
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- Pages.176-181
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- 2014
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- 2586-0151(pISSN)
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- 2586-0046(eISSN)
Results of Public Awareness Survey of Panic Disorder at the 2014 Mental Health Exposition in Seoul
2014년 정신건강박람회 공황장애 인식도 조사
- Rho, Seung Sun (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
- Huh, Hyu Jung (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
- Chae, Jeong Ho (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
- Kim, Daeho (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
- Lee, Dong-Woo (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Inje University) ;
- Seo, Ho Jun (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
- 노승선 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 정신건강의학교실) ;
- 허휴정 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 정신건강의학교실) ;
- 채정호 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 정신건강의학교실) ;
- 김대호 (한양대학교 의학대학 정신건강의학교실) ;
- 이동우 (인제대학교 의과대학 정신건강의학교실) ;
- 서호준 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 정신건강의학교실)
- Received : 2014.10.10
- Accepted : 2014.10.15
- Published : 2014.10.31
Abstract
Objective : Despite high prevalence and effective treatments of panic disorder, lots of patients are not properly treated due to lack of awareness of the disorder. This study summarizes and presents the results from Public Awareness Survey of Panic Disorder during the Mental Health Exposition held in Seoul in April, 2014. Methods : A total of 401 participants who visited the booth of the Korean Academy of Anxiety Disorder agreed and completed the survey. The questionnaires comprised of three sections; first, after given a case of patient with panic disorder, participants were asked to choose a diagnosis and treatment options. Second, participants were asked to differentiate the symptoms of panic disorder from those of other mental disorders and answer where they acquired the knowledge of the disorder. Third, visual analogue scales were used to get more detailed information for several issues about panic disorder. The incidence and ratio for each question were provided and compared. Results : Among the participants, 78% reported a patient within the case need treatment, and 30% accurately recognized it was panic disorder. As for treatment needed, 40% selected psychotherapy by psychiatrists, 28% chose counseling by psychologist, 23% said that they can overcome it by self-care. Only 2% of participants selected the pharmacotherapy as treatment needed. Approximately 40% of participants have encountered information about the disorder from gossips of celebrities, 32% from mass-media, and merely 6% from medical professionals. About 80% of participants could discriminate the symptom of panic disorder from those of depression, schizophrenia, or generalized anxiety disorder. Conclusion : Our results suggest that substantial proportions of participants have the awareness of panic disorder, while as for treatment they were strongly biased against pharmacologic treatments. Most of their source of the awareness was not relied upon professional information. Efforts for giving correct information and increasing public awareness of panic disorder are needed to bridge a gap between professionals and general public.