Construction of a Questionnaire on Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia

Ulrike Willutzki

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Panic Disorder With Agoraphobia; Panic Disorder; Agoraphobia With Panic Attacks; Depression; Agoraphobia

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03885453

08/2018

Details and patient eligibility

About

For the first time panic disorder and agoraphobia are included as separate disorders in the DSM-5. Thus, agoraphobia no longer represents a subcategory of panic disorder. To diagnose both of the disorders, questionnaires are the method of choice. However, there are no measuring instruments available free of charge in German-speaking countries. In order to improve this situation, the Witten Panic Disorder Questionnaire (WPF) and the Witten Agoraphobia Questionnaire (WAF) are constructed in accordance with the DSM-5 criteria. Both measuring instruments are included as a part of a ten instrument battery. WAF and WPF will be delivered to a patient sample of patients with panic disorder and/or agoraphobia as well as depressed patients (discriminant validity). Factor analyzes and item analyses will be conducted.

Enrollment: 500 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Panic Disorder / Agoraphobia / Depression diagnosis via diagnostic interview

Exclusion criteria

Trial design

500 participants in 2 patient groups

Panic Disorder / Agoraphobia

Description:

Patients with Panic Disorder / Agoraphobia as major diagnosis

Depression

Description:

Patients with Depression as major diagnosis