• 수면정신생리
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.57-62
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• 2011

Sleep disturbance is a one of common complaints among patients with panic disorder. However, clinicians and researchers did not give much attention to the sleep symptoms of panic disorder yet. Several previous studies suggested that the sleep disturbance in panic disorder is mediated by nocturnal panic attack. In terms of the pathophysiology of panic disorder, nocturnal panic attack seems to be closely associated with the sleep problems in panic disorder. In this article, the authors reviewed various previous studies about sleep of panic disorder and intended to give importance of evaluating sleep disturbances and nocturnal panic attack in panic disorder for both clinical and research purpose.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.65-72
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• 1995

The author compared indices of thyroid function in 76 patients with panic attack and 80 control subjects. And SCL-90-R was performed to evaluate the relationship between the psychiatric symptoms and thyroid indices in the patients with panic attack The results were as follows: 1). No siginificant differences in T3, T4 or TSH were found between the two groups. But T3 level was significantly lower in male panic patients than male controls(p<0.005). 2) The T3 level was significantly lower in male panic patients who had higher depression socre than average in SCL-90-R(p<0.025). 3) The TSH level was significantly lower in patients with higher anxiety(p<0.001) and phobia(p<0.05) score and in female panic patients(p<0.001) with higher anxiety and phobia score than average in SCL-90-R. 4) The phobic symptom(p<0.001) was siginificantly higher and the T3 level(p<0.005) was lower in the male than the female patients with panic attack.

• 동의신경정신과학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2015

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of breath-counting meditation on anxiety disorder patients with panic attack. Methods: Two anxiety disorder patients with panic attack were treated with Breath-counting Meditation, acupunctures, and herb-medications. The patients have been predicted for anxiety disorder with panic attack through Dignosis and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV), Panic Disorder Severity Scale (PDSS), BDI (Beck Depression Inventory), and BAI (Beck Anxiety Inventory) on their 1st and 6th treatments. Results: After the treatments, both the physical and psychological symptoms have decreased. Conclusions: This study suggests that the breath-counting meditation is an effective way for treating patients who are suffering from anxiety disorder with panic attack.

• 동의신경정신과학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2005

Objective : This study was to evaluate the clinical improvement of Panic attack and Anticipatory anxiety on Panic Disorder patients after Oriental medical treatment. Methods : We compared post-treatment with pre-treatment on Panic attack and Anticipatory anxiety with Thirty eight Panic Disorder patientsafter Oriental medical treatment - acupunture, herbal medicine, oriental psychotherapy. Results and Conclusions : 1. Foremost herbal medicines were Siwuanshentang(四物安神揚)(39.47%), Qingxinwendantang(情心溫膽揚)(13.16%). Types of demonstration weredeficiency of the heart blood(心血不足)(39.47%), deficiency of qi and blood in the heart and spleen(心脾兩虛)(28.95%), timidity die to insufficiency of qi and deficiency of blood of the heart(心脫虛法)(15.79%), stagnation of phlegm(痰獨阻滯)(13.16%), deficiency of liver-yin and kidney-yin(肝腎陰虛)(2.63%) in order. 2. The physical constitutions in Thirty eight Panic Disorder patients weretwenty nine of Taiyinren(76.3%),six of Shaoyinren(15.8%), three of Shaoyangren(7.9%) in order. 3. This oriental medical treatment was effective in Panic attack from $7.68{\pm}0.87$ to $2.68{\pm}1.613$ and in Anticipatory anxiety from $7.47{\pm}1.006$ to $2.47{\pm}1.841$ in comparison post-treatment with pre-treatment. 4. A percentage of subjective improvement was 72.6%. There were 18.4% in the same, 15.8% in slight improvement, 18.4% in medium improvement, 47.4% in remarkable improvement.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.104-119
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• 1998

This study was conducted to determine the important factors in the illness behavior of panic disorder patients. And then, find the best ways to lead the patients who have recurrent panic attacks to the adequate therapeutic situations. We studied 53 patients diagnosed as panic disorder according to DSM-IV among the outpatients who had been followed up at Bong Seng Memorial Hospital for 6 Ms, from May 1997 to October 1997. To evaluate the illness behaviors, we designed a checklist including socio-demographic data, degree of subjective distress from medical and psychiatric treatment, panic symptoms, life events, places of help-seeking, Anxiety Sensitivity Index. Using the checklist, we had semistructured interviews with the panic disorder patients to elucidate their help-seeking behaviors from first panic attack to diagnosing as panic disorder. The results were as follows ; 1) After first panic attack, the patients initially sought help at 1) Emergency room 40%, 2) Rest &/or Personal emergency care 35%, 3) Pharmacy 10%, 4) Outpatient care at hospital 10%, 5) Oriental medicine 5%. 2) Considering the panic symptoms, derealization, paresthesia and the severity of panic symptoms were the most important factors affecting the patient's help-seeking behaviors who had experienced the first panic attack. 3) Most of all the patients (80%) were apt to visit the hospitals within 15 days after experiencing about 3 panic attacks. 4) Before diagnosed as panic disorder, the patients had visited 3-5 health care centers during about 1 year. 5) Primary care physicaians(for example, emergency care physicians, family doctors and internists) had the most important roles in treating or guiding the patients to the adequate therapeutic situations. From the above results, the authors propose that non-psychiatric physicians have to know the panic disorder or attacks exactly. When patients complaint sudden onset physical symptoms e.g. palpitation, dyspnea, dizziness or the cognitive symptoms like the fear of death or insanity, physicians should consider the possibility of panic attack and encourage the patients to be evaluated for psychiatric illness.

• 대한불안의학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.49-54
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• 2008

Objective : This article is a part of the Korean Medication Algorithm Project for Panic Disorder, which aims to build consensus regarding the diagnosis, treatment response and achievement of clinical remission for patients with panic disorder in Korea. Methods : The questionnaire used in this article had parts : 1) diagnosis, 2) treatment response, and 3) remission for patients with panic disorder. The questionnaire was completed by each of 54 Korean psychiatrists who had much experience in treating patients with panic disorder. We classified the experts' opinions into 3 categories (first-line, second-line, and third-line) using the ${\chi}^2$-test. Results : Five factors were considered in this research : panic attack, anticipatory anxiety, phobic avoidance, severity of illness, and psychosocial disability. Most reviewers agreed that the presence of a panic attack was the most important factor in the diagnosis of patients with panic disorder. Phobic avoidance was included in the first-line category, whereas the severity of illness and psychosocial disability were included in the second-line category. Most reviewers also agreed that the presence of a panic attack was the most important factor in determining the appropriate treatment response, and it was included in the first-line category along with several other items. To determine remission status, the patients' scores on tests pertaining to the severity of panic attack, anticipatory anxiety, phobic avoidance, severity of illness and psychosocial disability should be less than 3.0-3.3 on a 9-point Likert scale. Conclusion : We suggest useful information for making a diagnosisof panic disorder, determining the appropriate treatment response and identifying remission in panic disorder patients on the basis of the results of a nationwide survey of experts in Korea.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.194-200
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• 2007

Objectives:This study was performed to investigate the differences of the clinical feature between panic disorder with agoraphobic patients and panic disorder without agoraphobic patients. Methods:Two hundred nine patients meeting the criteria of DSM-IV panic disorder were recruited. One group was panic disorder with agoraphobia(n=78, 42 male(53.8%), mean age $37.6{\pm}9.9$ years), another was panic disorder without agoraphobia(n=131, 81 male(61.8%), mean age $40.5{\pm}10.3$ years). The numbers and frequency of panic symptoms were compared between two groups with t-test, and the logistic regression analysis were used for predicting panic disorder with agoraphobia. Results:The number of panic symptoms during panic attack was significantly higher in the group of panic disorder with agoraphobia than the group of panic disorder without agoraphobia(p<0.05).'Sweating','nausea or abdominal distress','fear of losing control of going crazy','chills or hot flushes'were more frequent in the group of panic disorder with agoraphobia(p<0.05). Among panic symptoms on logistic regression analysis,'sweating',' nausea or abdominal distress','fear of losing control or going crazy'turned out to correlate significantly with risk of development of agoraphobia in panic disorder. Conclusion:These results suggest that the frequency of some symptoms during panic attack may be a predictor of agoraphobia in patients with panic disorder.

• 동의신경정신과학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.319-332
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• 2014

Objectives: This study was conducted to evaluate the clinical effects of group therapy for Panic disorder patients based on Mindfulness & Li-Gyeung-Byun-Qi therapy. Methods: The FFMQ, BDI, STAI, STAXI, Panic attack, Anticipatory anxiety and subjective improvement of three Panic disorder patients were compared pre- and post-treatment when given Mindfulness & Li-Gyeung-Byun-Qi therapy. Results: 1) After the patient in case 1 underwent 5 weeks of group therapy for Panic disorder, the Mindfulness meditation score was slightly improved, anxiety and depression were significantly decreased, and expression of anger was also improved. In addition, the Panic attack and Anticipatory anxiety became more stable in the objective evaluation, while 'Extreme improvement' was shown in the subjective evaluation. 2) After the patients in case 2 and 3 underwent 5 weeks of group therapy for Panic disorder, Mindfulness meditation scores were slightly improved, anxiety and depression were significantly decreased, and expression of anger was also improved. In addition, the Panic attack and Anticipatory anxiety became more stable in the objective evaluation, while 'Moderate improvements' were shown in the subjective evaluation. Conclusions: As per the results in these cases, it was shown that group therapy for Panic disorder utilizing Mindfulness & Li-Gyeung-Byun-Qi therapy was effective to maintain meditation and control the emotions of anxiety, depression, anger and so on. Therefore, it was considered that expansion of clinical utilization through the standardization of a group therapy program for Panic disorder is needed. Furthermore, it was also considered that a comparative study of the effects of previous cognitive programs for Panic disorder according to the objectified and standardized manual is needed in the future.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.26-33
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• 2021

연구목적 본 연구에서는 공황발작을 주소로 응급실에 내원한 공황장애 환자들의 공황발작 관련 데이터와 응급실에서의 처치를 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법 공황발작으로 일 대학병원 응급실에 내원한 공황장애 환자들 중 의무기록에 신체증상이 기재되어 있는 92명을 대상으로 후향적 의무기록 분석을 진행하였다. 인구사회학적 특성 및 공존 질환과 발작 전 데이터로 촉발 스트레스 인자와 음주 유무, 발작 중 데이터로 발작 당시 신체증상, 발작 후 데이터로 심전도 시행 여부와 정신건강의학과 협진 및 입원 여부 그리고 정신작용제 사용에 대한 정보를 조사하였다. 자료의 크기에 따라 카이제곱 검정(Chi-square test) 또는 피셔의 정확검정(Fisher's exact test)을 이용하였다. 수집된 자료는 R 4.03을 이용하여 분석하였다. 결 과 공존 심혈관계 질환이 동반된 경우는 5.4%였고, 공존 정신 질환으로는 92명중 14명에서 동반된 우울장애가 가장 흔했다. 촉발 스트레스 요인 중 남성에서는 여성에 비해 경제적 어려움/직장 관련 스트레스가 유의미하게 많았다(𝛘²=4.322, p<0.005). 발작 시 신체증상으로는 순환기 증상이 65.2%, 호흡기57.6%, 사지 감각기 33.7%, 어지럼19.6%, 소화기 14.1%, 자율신경계 12.0% 순이었다. 순환기 증상이 있을 때 심전도 시행율이 유의미하게 높았다(𝛘²=8.46, p<0.005). 응급실에서 가장 흔히 사용된 정신작용제는 92.1%에서 사용된 로라제팜(lorazepam)이었다. 결 론 본 연구결과, 공황발작 시 가장 흔한 신체증상은 순환기 증상이었고, 남자에게서 가장 흔한 촉발 스트레스 인자는 경제적 어려움/직장 관련 스트레스였다. 공황발작의 처치를 위해 가장 흔히 사용된 정신작용제는 로라제팜(lorazepam)이었다.

• 심성연구
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.1-30
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• 2022

이 글은 음악을 하는 20대 초반 청년들에게 발생한 공황발작의 의미를 분석 심리학적으로 이해해보고자 하는 시도이다. 공황발작은 주로 20대에 발생한다고 알려진 불안신경증의 일종으로 다양한 자율신경계 증상에 동반되는 극심한 공포와 두려움이 특징이다. 공황발작과 감정기복, 자살사고나 자해행동이 동반된 세 사례에서 공황발작이 나타났던 상황을 살펴보고, 각 사례에서 공황발작의 심리적 의미를 살펴보았다. 첫 번째 사례의 공황발작은 무의식적인 상태로 남아 있고자 하는 이에게 의식성을 가지고 생각하거나 사고하게끔 한다. 두 번째 사례에서 미래를 향한 삶으로의 전진을 망설이며 갈등하는 이에게 내면의 문을 열어 자신의 깊은 마음과 접촉할 수 있게 하여 갈등을 초월할 가능성을 열어주기도 한다. 세 번째 사례에서는 무의식의 실현되고자 하는 본능과 충동을 공황발작으로 경험하고, 그 충동을 의식적으로 실현해간다. 각각 다른 의미가 있는 것처럼 보이는 그들의 공황발작은 청년기 이전 시기의 의식 수준으로부터 새로워질 것을 촉구하는 무의식의 강력한 접근일 것이다.