Adolescents’ lived experience of panic disorder: an interpretative phenomenological analysis

BMC Psychology

Table 1 Participants’ demographic and clinical information

Participant	Age	Ethnicity	PDSS-C total score	Panic disorder CSR	Agoraphobia CSR	Social anxiety disorder CSR	Generalised anxiety disorder CSR	Separation anxiety disorder CSR
Mia	16–17	White British	4	4	–	–	–	–
Andrew	13–15	White British	8	7	7	4	–	–
Emma	13–15	White British	24	6	6	6	5	5
Olivia	13–15	White British	7	5	5	–	–	–
Eva	13–15	White British	10	5	5	–	5	–
Alexandra	16–17	White British	9	6	–	–	–	–
Azita	16–17	Other	24	7	7	4	–	–
Lilly	16–17	White British	10	6	–	5	–	–

SAD Social anxiety disorder, GAD Generalised anxiety disorder, SepAD Separation anxiety disorder, CSR Clinician severity rating on the anxiety disorders interview schedule [ADIS; scores range from the clinical cut-off of 4 (moderate) to 8 (very severely disabling/disturbing)], PDSS Panic disorder severity scale for children (PDSS-C includes seven items; each rated on a 0–4 scale (maximum score = 28), with a higher score indicating greater severity)

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