Do Panic Symptoms Affect the Quality of Life and Add to the Disability in Patients with Bronchial Asthma?

Table 3

Profile of psychiatric problems and panic symptoms.

Variable	Number	Percent
Psychiatric problems ()
Nil	12	(20.0)
Adjustment disorder	10	(16.7)
Mixed anxiety depression	4	(6.7)
Mild depression	6	(10.0)
Panic attacks (only)	8	(13.3)
Panic disorder	20	(33.3)
H/O of psychiatric treatment ()
Benzodiazepines (BZDs), psychotherapy	20	(41.7)
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, BZDs	28	(58.3)
Presence of any panic symptom ()	36	(60.0)
Number of panic symptoms ()
4	2	5.6
5	5	13.9
6	9	25.0
7	11	30.6
8	7	19.4
9	2	5.6
Number of panic attacks ()
2	4	14.3
4	8	28.6
5 or more	16	57.1
Severity of panic disorder ()
Mild	5	25.0
Severe	14	70.0
Very severe	1	5.0