General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 22, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 437-444

Panic disorder among Cambodian refugees attending a psychiatric clinic. Prevalence and subtypes (Article)

Hinton D.* , Ba P. , Peou S. , Um K.
  • a Department of Psychiatry at Mass. General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States, Revere Counseling Center, 265 Beach Street, Revere, MA 02151, United States
  • b The Southeast Asian Clinic at North Suffolk Mental Health Center, Revere, MA, United States
  • c The Southeast Asian Clinic at North Suffolk Mental Health Center, Revere, MA, United States
  • d Arbour Counseling, Lowell, MA, United States

Abstract

This study surveys Khmer refugees attending two psychiatric clinics to determine both the prevalence of panic disorder as well as panic attack subtypes in those suffering panic disorder. A culturally valid adaptation of the SCID-panic module, the Cambodian Panic Disorder Survey (CPDS), was administered to 89 consecutive Cambodian refugees attending these psychiatric clinics. Utilizing culturally sensitive panic probes, the CPDS provides information regarding both the presence of panic disorder and panic-attack subtypes during the month prior to interview. Of 89 patients surveyed at two psychiatric clinics, 53 (60%) currently suffered panic disorder. Among the 53 patients suffering panic disorder, the most common panic attack subtypes during the previous month were the following: 'sore neck' [51% of the 53 panic disorder patients (PDPs)], orthostatic dizziness (49% of PDPs), gastrointestinal distress (26% of PDPs), effort induced (21% of PDPs), olfactory induced (21% of PDPs), and 'while-sitting dizziness' (16% of PDPs). Copyright (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Inc.

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Index Keywords

anxiety Panic Disorder refugee Cambodia Massachusetts human Refugees injury Interview, Psychological Mental Health Services panic interview male female Psychophysiologic Disorders Psychiatric Status Rating Scales symptom prevalence Article adult Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic politics ambulatory care soldier
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0033783905&doi=10.1016%2fS0163-8343%2800%2900102-X&partnerID=40&md5=5b81ad930d8ab035adde4e9a9d64b309
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-8343(00)00102-X
ISSN: 01638343
Cited by: 67
Original Language: English