Am J Psychiatry 1989; 146:779-781
Copyright © 1989 by American Psychiatric Association
Hypersensitivity to carbon dioxide in panic disorder
LA Papp, R Goetz, R Cole, DF Klein, F Jordan, MR Liebowitz, AJ Fyer, E Hollander and JM Gorman
Biological Studies Unit, New York State Psychiatric Institute, NY 10032.
Seven male panic patients did not panic but were significantly more
sensitive to steady-state carbon dioxide inhalation than five male normal
control subjects. The male patients' hypersensitivity to carbon dioxide was
unrelated to current state of anxiety or acute panic.