TY - JOUR
T1 - A neuropsychological study of panic disorder
T2 - Negative findings
AU - Gladsjo, Julie Akiko
AU - Rapaport, Mark Hyman
AU - McKinney, Rebecca
AU - Lucas, John A.
AU - Rabin, Anthony
AU - Oliver, Tod
AU - Davis, Jeffrey
AU - Auerbach, Michelle
AU - Judd, Lewis L.
PY - 1998/5
Y1 - 1998/5
N2 - Background: Gray (1982) proposed that the septo-hippocampal system, which plays an important role in learning and memory, may partially mediate anxiety. Thus, patients with anxiety disorders may manifest neurocognitive performance deficits. We hypothesized that patients with panic disorder would demonstrate learning and memory deficits relative to normal comparison subjects. Method: Comprehensive neuropsychological batteries were administered to 69 panic disorder subjects and 19 normal volunteers. Results: There were no significant group differences in any neuropsychological performance domain including learning, memory, attention, visuospatial functioning, and psychomotor speed. Multiple regression conducted to evaluate the contribution of clinical symptoms to neuropsychological impairment within the panic disorder sample revealed that anxiety severity did not affect neuropsychological test performance. Limitations: Most patients had mild or moderate, rather than severe, panic disorder. Conclusion: Neuropsychological dysfunction was not associated with panic disorder.
AB - Background: Gray (1982) proposed that the septo-hippocampal system, which plays an important role in learning and memory, may partially mediate anxiety. Thus, patients with anxiety disorders may manifest neurocognitive performance deficits. We hypothesized that patients with panic disorder would demonstrate learning and memory deficits relative to normal comparison subjects. Method: Comprehensive neuropsychological batteries were administered to 69 panic disorder subjects and 19 normal volunteers. Results: There were no significant group differences in any neuropsychological performance domain including learning, memory, attention, visuospatial functioning, and psychomotor speed. Multiple regression conducted to evaluate the contribution of clinical symptoms to neuropsychological impairment within the panic disorder sample revealed that anxiety severity did not affect neuropsychological test performance. Limitations: Most patients had mild or moderate, rather than severe, panic disorder. Conclusion: Neuropsychological dysfunction was not associated with panic disorder.
KW - Anxiety
KW - Neuropsychology
KW - Panic disorder
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U2 - 10.1016/S0165-0327(98)00006-8
DO - 10.1016/S0165-0327(98)00006-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 9609676
AN - SCOPUS:0032080076
SN - 0165-0327
VL - 49
SP - 123
EP - 131
JO - Journal of Affective Disorders
JF - Journal of Affective Disorders
IS - 2
ER -