O'Mahony J F, Ward B G
School of Psychology, University of New England, Armidale NSW 2351, Australia.
J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry. 2003 Sep-Dec;34(3-4):239-49. doi: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2003.10.001.
This study examined the characteristics, correlates, background demographic, and personality variables associated with panic among those who panic exclusively from a waking state and those who also panic out of sleep. Participants were recruited through advertising in print media and through anxiety/panic support groups. Some group differences in the characteristics of panic and the associations between panic and other variables were found. Specifically, levels of anxiety sensitivity were higher, panic duration was longer, and panic was less strongly related to catastrophic cognitions for the group that experienced nocturnal panic. These differences are cautiously interpreted as not supporting a "strong" cognitive theory of panic initiation.
本研究考察了仅在清醒状态下惊恐发作的人群以及也会在睡眠中惊恐发作的人群的惊恐发作特征、相关因素、背景人口统计学和人格变量。通过平面媒体广告和焦虑/惊恐支持小组招募参与者。研究发现了惊恐发作特征以及惊恐发作与其他变量之间关联的一些组间差异。具体而言，对于经历夜间惊恐发作的组，焦虑敏感性水平更高，惊恐发作持续时间更长，且惊恐发作与灾难性认知的关联较弱。这些差异被谨慎地解释为不支持惊恐发作起始的“强”认知理论。
