How good are patients with panic disorder at perceiving their heartbeats?

Journal article

Palpitations are among the most common symptoms of panic attacks. The present review addresses the question of whether systematic differences in heartbeat perception exist between patients with panic disorder and control subjects. Paradigms involving the comparison of heartbeat sensations with external signals such as discrimination task have failed to find group differences. Recent improvements in methodology may give clearer results in future studies. The majority of studies using the menta...

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Authors: Ehlers, A; Breuer, P

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Biological psychology
• Volume: 42
• Issue: 1-2
• Pages: 165-182
• Publication date: 1996-01-01
• DOI: 10.1016/0301-0511(95)05153-8
• EISSN: 1873-6246
• ISSN: 0301-0511
• Language: English
• Keywords: Attention; Prospective Studies; Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; Humans; Heart Rate; Sensation; Awareness; Perception; Sensory Receptor Cells; Panic Disorder; Agoraphobia