Familial aggregation of panic disturbances in Parkinson's disease

Gregory M. Pontone, Justin Palanci, O. Joseph Bienvenu, Kung Yee Liang, Gerald Nestadt, Peter V. Rabins, James R. Williams, Laura Marsh

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Abstract

Panic disorder has an elevated prevalence in Parkinson's disease (PD). To explore the basis for this co-occurrence, the familial aggregation of panic disorder was examined in patients with PD. Probands and relatives of patients with PD and panic disorder (PD-PANIC; N=20, N=115) and control probands with PD and no active psychiatric illness (PD-NA; N=17, N=108) were interviewed by phone, using a structured interview to determine panic status. Lifetime prevalence of panic and "panic-like" disorders was higher in PD-PANIC than in PD-NA relatives. Panic and "panic-like" disorders are familial disorders in PD.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)417-424
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
Volume23
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Clinical Neurology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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