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Bulletin of Clinical Psychopharmacology, Vol: 21, Supplement: 2, 2011 - www.psikofarmakoloji.org
Poster Presentations
domains, considered to be important in OCD patients, are also valid for Panic Disorder.
Method: Our sample group included 101 Panic Disorder group, and 155 healthy volunteers with similar sociodemographic characteristics.
The instruments used included the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Panic Agoraphobia Scale (PAS), and
Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire (OBQ-44). Total and sub-scale scores of obsessive beliefs as assessed by the Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire-44
(OBQ-44) were compared between the groups. Total and sub-scale scores in the panic disorder group were re-evaluated against the state,
trait, and depression factors of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). SPSS 18.0 for Windows was used for statistical analysis.
Results: The mean age was 36.73±9.42 years in the patient group, and 34.74±12.46 years in the control group. The State Anxiety Scale
total score, Trait Anxiety Scale total score, Beck Depression Inventory total score, OBQ-44 total, and subscale scores in patients with a PAS
score of 12 or more were statistically significantly higher compared to the control group (p