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Gender differences in panic disorder symptoms and illicit drug use among young people in Hungary

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

I. Kecskés ,
Z. Rihmer ,
K. Kiss ,
T. Sárai ,
A. Szabó  and
G.H. Kiss
I. Kecskés
Affiliation:
In- and Outpatient Department of Psychiatry No. XIII, National Institute for Psychiatry and Neurology, Budapest 27., POB 1, 1281, Hungary
Z. Rihmer*
Affiliation:
In- and Outpatient Department of Psychiatry No. XIII, National Institute for Psychiatry and Neurology, Budapest 27., POB 1, 1281, Hungary
K. Kiss
Affiliation:
In- and Outpatient Department of Psychiatry No. XIII, National Institute for Psychiatry and Neurology, Budapest 27., POB 1, 1281, Hungary
T. Sárai
Affiliation:
In- and Outpatient Department of Psychiatry No. XIII, National Institute for Psychiatry and Neurology, Budapest 27., POB 1, 1281, Hungary
A. Szabó
Affiliation:
In- and Outpatient Department of Psychiatry No. XIII, National Institute for Psychiatry and Neurology, Budapest 27., POB 1, 1281, Hungary
G.H. Kiss
Affiliation:
In- and Outpatient Department of Psychiatry No. XIII, National Institute for Psychiatry and Neurology, Budapest 27., POB 1, 1281, Hungary
*
*Correspondence and reprints: 1021, Budapest, Hűvösvölgyi u 116, Hungary.
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Summary

The authors have investigated the frequency of illicit drug use, and spontaneous and drug-provoked panic disorder symptoms in Hungarian youths. A semi-structured self-reporting questionnaire (with questions about drug usage and the persistence of some DSM-IV panic disorder symptoms) was filled out in discos/nightclubs, secondary schools and universities. Almost 17% of the total sample (n = 1298) reported on illicit drug-use at least once in their life, and this rate was significantly higher among males. Regardless of the illegal drug use 14.6% of the total sample reported on four or more DSM-IV symptoms of panic disorder, and this rate was significantly higher among females. Analyzing the panic disorder symptoms only among drug-users (n = 219), the frequency of persons with four or more anxiety symptoms was 14.1% before drug use, and it increased to 30.6% during the period of drug use (P < 0.001). The findings support previous results showing (i) higher prevalence of anxiety symptoms among females; (ii) higher rate of illicit drug use among males; and (iii) a possible anxiety-provoking effect of illicit drugs.

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drug usegender differencespanic disorder symptoms
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European Psychiatry , Volume 17 , Issue 1 , March 2002 , pp. 29 - 32
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Copyright © Éditions scientifiques et médicales Elsevier SAS. 2002

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