Serum BDNF levels and state anxiety are associated with somatic symptoms in patients with panic disorder
Li J, Li R, Li D, Zhang J, Luo X, Zhang Y. Serum BDNF levels and state anxiety are associated with somatic symptoms in patients with panic disorder. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2023, 14: 1168771. PMID: 37533888, PMCID: PMC10393281, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1168771.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPanic Disorder Severity Scale-Chinese VersionSerum BDNF levelsState-Trait Anxiety InventoryBDNF levelsSomatic symptomsPanic disorderPHQ-15State anxietyPD patientsSerum BDNFBaseline serum BDNF levelsHealthy controlsAssociated with somatic symptomsAnxiety-related symptomsAnxiety-related variablesMeasure somatic symptomsPHQ-15 scoresEscitalopram treatmentPanic severityAssess panicNinety PD patientsState-TraitAnxiety InventoryPanicPartial correlation analysis