Boyd J H
Am J Psychiatry. 1986 Dec;143(12):1569-74. doi: 10.1176/ajp.143.12.1569.
The author reports the results of five studies of panic disorder undertaken as part of the Epidemiologic Catchment Area Program of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). This program involves community samples in New Haven, Conn. (N = 5,034), Baltimore (N = 3,481), St. Louis (N = 3,004), Durham, N.C. (N = 3,921), and Los Angeles (N = 3,132). Diagnoses were based on the NIMH Diagnostic Interview Schedule and DSM-III. Panic disorder led the list of disorders for which subjects in the five studies received ambulatory mental health services. Treatment rates for panic disorder were as high as or higher than those for somatization disorder, schizophrenia, and major affective disorders. Furthermore, panic attacks may have been the reason that many subjects with other disorders sought treatment.
作者报告了作为美国国立精神卫生研究所（NIMH）流行病学集水区项目一部分进行的五项惊恐障碍研究的结果。该项目涉及康涅狄格州纽黑文（N = 5,034）、巴尔的摩（N = 3,481）、圣路易斯（N = 3,004）、北卡罗来纳州达勒姆（N = 3,921）和洛杉矶（N = 3,132）的社区样本。诊断基于NIMH诊断访谈表和《精神疾病诊断与统计手册》第三版（DSM-III）。惊恐障碍在五项研究中接受门诊心理健康服务的疾病列表中名列前茅。惊恐障碍的治疗率与躯体化障碍、精神分裂症和重度情感障碍的治疗率一样高或更高。此外，惊恐发作可能是许多患有其他疾病的受试者寻求治疗的原因。
