Characteristics of fatigue in panic disorder patients.

Full Abstract

It was suggested that fatigue is one of characteristics of panic disorder. Fatigue was assessed in 360 patients with panic disorder using the Japanese version of the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI-J). The scores for general fatigue and reduced activity were significantly higher in the patients than in the controls. These tendencies were also observed in men when the subject group was differentiated according to sex, but not in women. In contrast, the trend for higher score for physical fatigue was observed only in the female patients. Thus, the present study suggests that the characteristics of fatigue vary with sex in panic disorder.

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Author information

Author/s: Kaiya, Hisanobu (H); Sugaya, Nagisa (N); Iwasa, Reiko (R); Tochigi, Mamoru (M);

Affiliation: Outpatient Clinic for Anxiety Disorders, Akasaka Mental Clinic, Tokyo, Japan.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences (Psychiatry Clin Neurosci), published in Australia. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Apr; vol 62 (issue 2) : pp 234-7

Dates: Created 2008/04/16; Completed 2008/07/22;

PMID: 18412848, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Activities of Daily Living - psychology
Adult
Fatigue - diagnosis; psychology
Female
Humans
Male
Mental Fatigue - diagnosis; psychology

Middle Aged
Motivation
Motor Activity
Panic Disorder - diagnosis; psychology
Psychometrics
Questionnaires
Sex Factors

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