A comparative evaluation of panicogenic processes and quality of life in a sample of non-clinical panickers and age and sex matched non-panicking controls

Dispositional coping in individuals with anxiety disorder symptomatology: Avoidance predicts distress

“…Panic patients rely on medication, alcohol, escape and selfdistraction (Olatunji, Feldner, Karekla, & Forsyth, 2008). They use less problem-focused coping and more avoidance than those without panic (e.g.…”

Biological sex and panic-relevant anxious reactivity to abrupt increases in bodily arousal as a function of biological challenge intensity

“…Sex differences also emerge when examining nonclinical panic attacks. For example, Olatunji, Feldner, Karekla, and Forsyth (2008) observed that significantly more women report nonclinical panic attacks (68%) than men (32%).…”

Panic Attacks and Their Relation to Psychological and Physical Functioning in Canadians: Results from a Nationally Representative Sample

“…19 PAs have been similarly linked to poorer quality of life, reduced income, and an increase in disability and unemployment, compared with those without PAs. 3,20,21 Several researchers found associations between PA and increased comorbidity with mental health disorders, 2,3,10,11,16,[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30] suicidal ideation and suicide attempts, 23,[31][32][33][34] and physical health problems. [35][36][37][38] There is also evidence that PAs may be a marker of severe psychopathology.…”