Attachment styles associated with panic disorder in users attended at a community mental health center

Introduction: Panic disorder is characterized by recurrent, sudden attacks of intense fear that reach a peak within minutes. As individuals reach adulthood, its development is influenced by attachment styles developed in childhood, especially insecure styles. Objective: To identify the association b...

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Autores: Ascoy, Doris, Moya, Víctor, Huayta , Nelson
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Perú
Institución:Cuerpo Médico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo
Repositorio:Revista del Cuerpo Médico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:cmhnaaa_ojs_cmhnaaa.cmhnaaa.org.pe:article/2504
Acceso en línea:https://cmhnaaa.org.pe/ojs/index.php/rcmhnaaa/article/view/2504
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Trastorno de pánico
estilos de apego
salud mental
panic disorder
attachment styles
Mental Health
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Sumario:Introduction: Panic disorder is characterized by recurrent, sudden attacks of intense fear that reach a peak within minutes. As individuals reach adulthood, its development is influenced by attachment styles developed in childhood, especially insecure styles. Objective: To identify the association between attachment styles and the development of panic disorder in patients at a community mental health center. Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted, evaluating 121 patients attended between December 2021 and June 2022. Attachment style was determined using the Spanish version of the Bartholomew and Horowitz questionnaire. The diagnosis of panic disorder was made through clinical evaluation by a psychiatrist. Results: Attachment styles were associated with panic disorder (p=0.005), mainly the fearful style (crude RR: 1.767; 95% CI 1.210 to 2.580) and confirmed in the adjusted model (adjusted RR: 1.681; 95% CI 1.184 to 2.388). The prevalence of adults and a family history of panic disorder was also associated in the crude model, although it was no longer statistically significant in the adjusted model. Additionally, a prevalence was found in males, young adults, and employed and underemployed individuals, but these were not statistically significant in either the crude or adjusted models.