Which clinical factors delay proper treatment in panic disorder? A cross‐sectional multicentric study

• Published in: Early intervention in psychiatry 2024-08, Vol.18 (8), p.633-641
• Main Authors: Surace, T., Buoli, M., Affaticati, L. M., Esposito, G., Capuzzi, E., Colzani, L., La Tegola, D., Biagi, E., Colmegna, F., Caldiroli, A., Clerici, M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Age of Onset; clinical features; Correlation analysis; Cross-Sectional Studies; duration of untreated illness; Female; Health services; Humans; Illnesses; Italy; Male; Middle Aged; outcome; Panic attacks; panic disorder (PD); Panic Disorder - diagnosis; Panic Disorder - therapy; Psychotherapy; Qualitative analysis; Regression models; Time Factors; Time-to-Treatment - statistics & numerical data
• ISSN: 1751-7885; 1751-7893; 1751-7893
• DOI: 10.1111/eip.13506

Aim The aim of the present study was to identify clinical and socio‐demographic factors associated with duration of untreated illness (DUI) in patients affected by panic disorder (PD). Methods Data were collected from patients' medical records (N = 157) of two mental health services respectively located in Milan and in Monza (Italy). Correlation analyses and analysis of variance (ANOVAs) were run to analyse the relation between DUI and quantitative/qualitative variables respectively. Statistically significant variables in uni‐ variate analyses were then inserted in a linear multivariable regression model (backward procedure). Results Mean DUI was 27.33 (±50.56) months. Patients with an earlier age at onset (r = −0.270; p