Rapee R M
Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 1985 Sep;19(3):227-32. doi: 10.3109/00048678509158827.
Thirty-eight panic disorder and 48 generalised anxiety disorder subjects were asked to complete a number of questionnaires aimed at developing a general clinical picture of the two disorders. The results indicated that panic disorder is characterised by a sudden onset around the mid- to late-20s age group and is distinguished by symptoms which are chiefly hyperventilatory in nature and are accompanied by thoughts of serious physical or mental illness. Generalised anxiety disorder is characterised by a gradual onset of symptoms. Somatic symptoms associated with this disorder are generally accompanied by a realisation that the symptoms are the result of anxiety and are harmless. The two groups did not appear to differ greatly on a number of other scales except that the generalised anxiety disorder subjects scored higher on measures of manifest anxiety and social phobia.
38名惊恐障碍患者和48名广泛性焦虑障碍患者被要求完成一系列问卷，旨在勾勒出这两种障碍的总体临床概况。结果表明，惊恐障碍的特点是在25岁至30岁左右的年龄组中突然发病，其症状主要以过度换气为特征，并伴有严重身体或精神疾病的想法。广泛性焦虑障碍的特点是症状逐渐出现。与这种障碍相关的躯体症状通常伴随着一种认识，即这些症状是焦虑的结果且无害。除了广泛性焦虑障碍患者在明显焦虑和社交恐惧症量表上得分较高外，两组在其他一些量表上似乎没有太大差异。
