Fear avoidance beliefs, anxiety, and depression in healthy individuals and persons with vestibular disorders across cultures

Van Laer, Lien; Dunlap, Pamela M.; Vereeck, Luc; Hendriks, Erwin; Sluydts, Morgana; Whitney, Susan L.

doi:10.3389/fneur.2023.1296411

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“…For instance, in a study of 41 patients, 19 with chronic dizziness and 22 with other vestibular disorders, in which participants answered questions regarding disability, anxiety, depression, and personality traits, individuals with dizziness reported higher anxiety, neuroticism, and openness compared to the healthy controls ( 253 ). Previous research with patients endorsing dizziness found that patients had higher levels of fear-avoidance beliefs, depression and anxiety, and perceived disability than healthy controls ( 254 ). In a study of 1287 individuals from a representative community sample in Germany, dizziness was reported in 15.8% of the sample, and 28.3% of those with dizziness reported at least one anxiety disorder (such as generalized anxiety disorder, social phobia, or panic) ( 218 ).…”

Section: Dizziness Unsteadiness Light-headedness or Faintnessmentioning

confidence: 95%

Biobehavioral approach to distinguishing panic symptoms from medical illness

Tunnell,

Corner,

Roque

et al. 2024

Front. Psychiatry

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Panic disorder is a common psychiatric diagnosis characterized by acute, distressing somatic symptoms that mimic medically-relevant symptoms. As a result, individuals with panic disorder overutilize personal and healthcare resources in an attempt to diagnose and treat physical symptoms that are often medically benign. A biobehavioral perspective on these symptoms is needed that integrates psychological and medical knowledge to avoid costly treatments and prolonged suffering. This narrative review examines six common somatic symptoms of panic attacks (non-cardiac chest pain, palpitations, dyspnea, dizziness, abdominal distress, and paresthesia), identified in the literature as the most severe, prevalent, or critical for differential diagnosis in somatic illness, including long COVID. We review somatic illnesses that are commonly comorbid or produce panic-like symptoms, their relevant risk factors, characteristics that assist in distinguishing them from panic, and treatment approaches that are typical for these conditions. Additionally, this review discusses key factors, including cultural considerations, to assist healthcare professionals in differentiating benign from medically relevant symptoms in panic sufferers.

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Section: Dizziness Unsteadiness Light-headedness or Faintnessmentioning

confidence: 95%