Catastrophic misinterpretation in patients with panic disorder and patients with other anxiety disorders

Not Applicable

• Conditions: F41.0; F40.1; F40.2; F41.1; Panic disorder [episodic paroxysmal anxiety]; Social phobias; Specific (isolated) phobias; Generalized anxiety disorder

• Registration Number: DRKS00011075
• Lead Sponsor: Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Institut für Psychologie, Universität Freiburg

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-11-08
• Study Completion: 2019-05-27
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 139

Inclusion Criteria

primary diagnosis panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, or specific phobia in accordance with ICD-10/DSM-5; control condition: no diagnosis according to ICD-10/DSM-5 (acute and lifetime)

Exclusion Criteria

Panic disorder: cardiac or respiratory disease in medical history; other anxiety disorders: panic attacks in case history (except if only in phobic situations); control condition: diagnosis according to ICD-10/DSM-5 (acute and lifetime)

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cognitive processing of ambiguous stimuli (self-report using a questionnaire)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Strength of belief in own interpretations (self-report using a questionnaire), psychophysiological arousal (skin conductance level)