Table 3.

Included Studies Assessing the Relationship between Nonanginal Pain and Panic Disorder in Patients Presenting to Emergency Departments for Chest Pain

Sample SizeResultsCriteria for ′Angina′Criteria for ′Panic Disorder′
12917 Embedded ImageSubsternal + Exertional + Relief with NTG/RestSCID
18018 Embedded ImageSubsternal + Exertional + Relief with NTG/RestADIS
44142 Embedded ImageSubsternal + Exertional + Relief with NTG/RestADIS
  • * 2 × 2 table in which the presence or absence of panic disorder is indicated in the left and right columns, respectively, and the presence or absence of angina is indicated in the top and bottom rows, respectively.

  • SCID, structured clinical interview of the DSM; ADIS, anxiety disorders interview schedule.