The role of panic-fear in comorbid asthma and panic disorder

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 178-184

  Feldman, Jonathan M ^a   Siddique, Mahmood I ^b,c   Thompson, Nigel S ^a   Lehrer, Paul M ^d  

^a YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^c ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Generalized panic fear; Illness specific panic fear; Panic disorder; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASTHMA; COMORBIDITY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PANIC DISORDER; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 58849101274     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2008.06.005     Document Type: Article

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