Gastrointestinal-focused panic attacks among Cambodian refugees: Associated psychopathology, flashbacks, and catastrophic cognitions

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 42-58

  Hinton, Devon E ^a,b   Chhean, Dara ^b   Fama, Jeanne M ^a   Pollack, Mark H ^a   McNally, Richard J ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Southeast Asian Clinic   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cambodian refugees; Catastrophic cognitions; Flashbacks; Gastrointestinal panic; Panic attack; Posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CAMBODIA; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISASTER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL PANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; PANIC; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; RECALL; REFUGEE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGORAPHOBIA; CAMBODIA; CHILD; COGNITION; DISASTERS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; METAPHOR; NAUSEA; PANIC DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFUGEES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; STARVATION; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846337797     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2006.03.009     Document Type: Article

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