Does the Association Between Mitral Valve Prolapse and Panic Disorder Really Exist?

Filho, Alaor Santos; Maciel, Benedito Carlos; Martín‐Santos, Rocío; Romano, Minna Moreira Dias; Crippa, José Alexandre de Souza

doi:10.4088/pcc.v10n0107

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“…5. The participant mentioned the diagnosis of his mitral valve prolapse in childhood as one cause of his current mental illness; he did not mentioned whether this connection was explicitly suggested to him by a physician (see: Santos Filho, Maciel, Martı´n-Santos, Romano, & Crippa, 2008). Since it was one central aspect of his personal EM we decided to include this statement.…”

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Causal attribution for mental illness in Cuba: A thematic analysis

Nohr

Steinhäuser

Ruíz

et al. 2019

Transcult Psychiatry

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Explanatory models (EMs) for illness are highly relevant for patients, and they are also important for clinical diagnoses and treatment. EMs serve to capture patients' personal illness narratives and can help reveal how culture influences these narratives. While much research has aimed to understand EMs in the Western hemisphere, less research has been done on other cultures. Therefore, we investigated local causal attributions for mental illness in Cuba because of its particular history and political system. Although Cuban culture shares many values with Latin American cultures because of Spanish colonization, it is unique because of its socialist political and economic context, which might influence causal attributions. Thus, we developed a qualitative interview outline based on the Clinical Ethnographic Interview and administered interviews to 14 psychiatric patients in Havana. We conducted a thematic analysis to identify repeated patterns of meaning. Six patterns of causal attribution for mental illness were identified: (1) Personal shortcomings, (2) Family influences, (3) Excessive demands, (4) Cultural, economic, and political environment in Cuba, (5) Physical causes, and (6) Symptom-related explanations. In our sample, we found general and Cuba-specific patterns of causal attributions, whereby the Cuba-specific themes mainly locate the causes of mental illness outside the individual. These findings might be related to Cubans' socio-centric personal orientation, the cultural value of familismo and common daily experiences within socialist Cuban society. We discuss how the findings may be related to social stigma and help-seeking behavior.

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Section: Limitations and Future Researchmentioning

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Causal attribution for mental illness in Cuba: A thematic analysis

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Steinhäuser

Ruíz

et al. 2019

Transcult Psychiatry

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“…Some symptoms of MVP, such as chest oppression and palpitation, can evoke a panic attack. Hence, it is believed that panic disorder could be caused by MVP, or conversely, panic disorder may result in MVP ( Pariser et al 1978 ; Gorman et al 1981 ; Filho et al 2008 ). Because the nosology of panic disorder is still not clear, it is possible that the association between panic disorder and MVP is coincidental.…”

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Anxiety and mood disorder in young males with mitral valve prolapse

Lung

Cheng²,

Chang³

et al. 2008

JMDH

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This study explored the prevalence of panic disorder and other psychiatric disorders in young Han Chinese males with mitral valve prolapse (MVP). With the factors of age, sex, and ethnicity controlled, the specifi c role of MVP in panic disorder was analyzed. Methods: Subjects with chest pain aged between 18 and 25 years were assessed with the echocardiograph for MVP and the Chinese version of the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview for panic disorder (n = 39). Results: Of the 39 participants, 35.9% met the diagnosis of anxiety disorder, 46.2% met at least one criterion of anxiety disorder, and 23.1% met the diagnostic criteria of major depressive disorder. There was no statistically signifi cant difference in the prevalence of panic disorder between one of the (8.3%) MVP patients, and two (7.4%) control participants. Conclusions: There is a high prevalence of psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder, in those who report pain symptoms, so that diagnosis and treatment of these patients is of great importance. In addition, individuals with MVP did not have an increased risk for panic disorder. Whether MVP may be a modifi er or mediating factor for panic disorder needs to be further assessed in a larger scale study.

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2012

Functional Respiratory Disorders

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Does the Association Between Mitral Valve Prolapse and Panic Disorder Really Exist?

Cited by 19 publications

References 78 publications

Causal attribution for mental illness in Cuba: A thematic analysis

Causal attribution for mental illness in Cuba: A thematic analysis

Anxiety and mood disorder in young males with mitral valve prolapse

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