%0 Journal Article
%@ 1476-0835
%A Barrio‐Martínez, Sara
%A Cano‐Vindel, Antonio
%A Muñoz‐Navarro, Roger
%A Moriana, Juan Antonio
%A Ruíz‐Rodríguez, Paloma
%A Medrano, Leonardo Adrián
%A Ventura, Ludovica
%A González‐Blanch, César
%D 2021
%F uneatlantico:554
%J Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice
%K cognitive variables; depression; panic; performance; somatizations.
%N 3
%P 523-540
%T Factors differentiating panic disorder with and without comorbid symptoms of depression
%U http://repositorio.uneatlantico.es/id/eprint/554/
%V 94
%X The aim of this study was to examine the sociodemographic and clinical differences between people with a probable diagnosis of panic disorder (PD) and those with PD and a probable comorbid diagnosis major depressive disorder (PD + MDD). We also sought to explore the potential contribution of cognitive variables to help differentiate between PD and PD + MDD. This was a subgroup analysis of 331 patients with PD symptoms who were included in the PsicAP clinical trial. All participants completed scales to evaluate panic, depression, somatization, cognitive and performance variables. A univariate analysis showed significant differences (p < .01) between the groups (PD vs PD + MDD) in clinical variables. Somatization was the best predictor of comorbid PD + MDD (β = .346; p < .01). Cognitive variables do not appear to play an essential role in predicting the presence of depressive symptoms in people with a screen positive for PD. These findings appear to support a transdiagnostic treatment approach for PD, which may be useful regardless of whether comorbid depression is present or not.