The prevalence of anxiety disorders among patients with mitral valve prolapse syndrome and chest pain |
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Authors: | R C Bowen C D'Arcy R C Orchard |
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Affiliation: | Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
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Abstract: | Nineteen patients from a cardiology practice with complaints of chest pain and with mitral valve prolapse syndrome were compared with 26 patients with chest pain but no discernible cardiac disorder. Instruments included a truncated form of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule, the symptom checklist 90 revised (SCL-90-R), the McGill Pain Questionnaire, and life events, physical activity, and family history questionnaires. Neither panic disorder nor self-rated anxiety were more common in the mitral valve prolapse group. This study failed to confirm the reported high association between mitral valve prolapse syndrome and panic disorder. |
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