Impact of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Intolerance of Uncertainty in Patients with Panic Disorder.
- Author:
Min Kuk KIM
1
;
Kang Soo LEE
;
Borah KIM
;
Tai Kiu CHOI
;
Sang Hyuk LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Intolerance of uncertainty; Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy; Panic disorder
- MeSH: Anxiety; Cognitive Therapy*; Depression; Depressive Disorder; Diagnosis; Humans; Panic Disorder*; Panic*; Uncertainty*
- From:Psychiatry Investigation 2016;13(2):196-202
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) is a transdiagnostic construct in various anxiety and depressive disorders. However, the relationship between IU and panic symptom severity is not yet fully understood. We examined the relationship between IU, panic, and depressive symptoms during mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) in patients with panic disorder. METHODS: We screened 83 patients with panic disorder and subsequently enrolled 69 of them in the present study. Patients participating in MBCT for panic disorder were evaluated at baseline and at 8 weeks using the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (IUS), Panic Disorder Severity Scale-Self Report (PDSS-SR), and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). RESULTS: There was a significant decrease in scores on the IUS (p<0.001), PDSS (p<0.001), and BDI (p<0.001) following MBCT for panic disorder. Pre-treatment IUS scores significantly correlated with pre-treatment PDSS (p=0.003) and BDI (p=0.003) scores. We also found a significant association between the reduction in IU and PDSS after controlling for the reduction in the BDI score (p<0.001). CONCLUSION: IU may play a critical role in the diagnosis and treatment of panic disorder. MBCT is effective in lowering IU in patients with panic disorder.
