The Efficacy and Tolerability of Duloxetine for the Treatment of Panic Disorder

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether duloxetine is effective in the treatment of panic disorder.

Timeline

Start

2006-08

Primary completion

2009-01

Completion

2009-01

Publications

• Background Kessler RC, McGonagle KA, Zhao S, Nelson CB, Hughes M, Eshleman S, Wittchen HU, Kendler KS. Lifetime and 12-month prevalence of DSM-III-R psychiatric disorders in the United States. Results from the National Comorbidity Survey. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1994 Jan;51(1):8-19. doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.1994.03950010008002.
• Background Marzol PC, Pollack MH. New developments in panic disorder. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2000 Aug;2(4):353-7. doi: 10.1007/s11920-000-0081-8.
• Background Katon W, Hart R, Montano B. The effect of panic disorder in the managed care setting. Manag Care Interface. 1997 Nov;10(11):88-94, 98.
• Background Sartorius N, Ustun TB, Costa e Silva JA, Goldberg D, Lecrubier Y, Ormel J, Von Korff M, Wittchen HU. An international study of psychological problems in primary care. Preliminary report from the World Health Organization Collaborative Project on 'Psychological Problems in General Health Care'. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1993 Oct;50(10):819-24. doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.1993.01820220075008.
• Background Rubin HC, Rapaport MH, Levine B, Gladsjo JK, Rabin A, Auerbach M, Judd LL, Kaplan R. Quality of well being in panic disorder: the assessment of psychiatric and general disability. J Affect Disord. 2000 Jan-Mar;57(1-3):217-21. doi: 10.1016/s0165-0327(99)00030-0.
• Background Cramer V, Torgersen S, Kringlen E. Quality of life and anxiety disorders: a population study. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2005 Mar;193(3):196-202. doi: 10.1097/01.nmd.0000154836.22687.13.
• Background Pollack MH. The pharmacotherapy of panic disorder. J Clin Psychiatry. 2005;66 Suppl 4:23-7.
• Background Pollack MH, Meoni P, Otto MW, Simon N, Hackett D. Predictors of outcome following venlafaxine extended-release treatment of DSM-IV generalized anxiety disorder: a pooled analysis of short- and long-term studies. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2003 Jun;23(3):250-9. doi: 10.1097/01.jcp.0000084025.22282.84.
• Background Goldstein DJ, Lu Y, Detke MJ, Wiltse C, Mallinckrodt C, Demitrack MA. Duloxetine in the treatment of depression: a double-blind placebo-controlled comparison with paroxetine. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2004 Aug;24(4):389-99. doi: 10.1097/01.jcp.0000132448.65972.d9.
• Results Simon NM, Kaufman RE, Hoge EA, Worthington JJ, Herlands NN, Owens ME, Pollack MH. Open-label support for duloxetine for the treatment of panic disorder. CNS Neurosci Ther. 2009 Winter;15(1):19-23. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-5949.2008.00076.x.

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