Publication year
2014Source
Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 28, 1, (2014), pp. 83-87ISSN
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

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Journal title
Journal of Anxiety Disorders
Volume
vol. 28
Issue
iss. 1
Page start
p. 83
Page end
p. 87
Subject
Experimental Psychopathology and TreatmentAbstract
Psychological models of panic disorder postulate that interpretation of ambiguous material as threatening is an important maintaining factor for the disorder. However, demonstrations of whether such a bias predicts onset of panic disorder are missing. In the present study, we used data from the Dresden Prediction Study, in which a epidemiologic sample of young German women was tested at two time points approximately 17 months apart, allowing the study of biased interpretation as a potential risk factor. At time point one, participants completed an Interpretation Questionnaire including two types of ambiguous scenarios: panic-related and general threat-related. Analyses revealed that a panic-related interpretation bias predicted onset of panic disorder, even after controlling for two established risk factors: anxiety sensitivity and fear of bodily sensations. This is the first prospective study demonstrating the incremental validity of interpretation bias as a predictor of panic disorder onset.
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