1994
Psychiatric disorders in medical outpatients complaining of palpitations
Barsky A, Cleary P, Coeytaux R, Ruskin J. Psychiatric disorders in medical outpatients complaining of palpitations. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1994, 9: 306-313. PMID: 8077994, DOI: 10.1007/bf02599176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric disordersPanic disorderPsychiatric diagnosisHolter monitoringAmbulatory electrocardiographic monitoringLarge academic medical centerGeneral medical clinicOverall health statusLifetime panic disorderCurrent prevalence ratesAcademic medical centerSomatization disorder symptomsNon-patient volunteersStructured diagnostic interviewPalpitation patientsCardiac historyCardiac symptomsConsecutive patientsAmbulatory patientsElectrocardiographic monitoringSame hospitalDepressive disorderMedical outpatientsLifetime prevalenceMajor depressionPanic Disorder, Palpitations, and the Awareness of Cardiac Activity
BARSKY A, CLEARY P, SARNIE M, RUSKIN J. Panic Disorder, Palpitations, and the Awareness of Cardiac Activity. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 1994, 182: 63-71. PMID: 8308534, DOI: 10.1097/00005053-199402000-00001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPanic disorderPalpitation patientsElectrocardiographic monitoringSymptom reportsAmbulatory electrocardiographic monitoringCurrent panic disorderEvaluation of palpitationsCardiac activityLifetime panic disorderStructured diagnostic interviewNonpatient volunteersConsecutive patientsSelf-report questionnairesElectrocardiographic recordingsCardiac arrhythmiasPanic patientsPatientsDiagnostic InterviewPalpitationsCardiac irregularitiesResearch batteryDisordersSelf-report measuresReportArrhythmias
1993
The Perception of Cardiac Activity in Medical Outpatients
Barsky A, Cleary P, Brener J, Ruskin J. The Perception of Cardiac Activity in Medical Outpatients. Cardiology 1993, 83: 304-315. PMID: 8111763, DOI: 10.1159/000175986.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalpitation patientsPsychiatric morbidityHypochondriacal symptomsReports of palpitationsEvaluation of palpitationsAmbulatory patientsECG findingsHolter monitoringAsymptomatic controlsMedical outpatientsSpontaneous reportsPatientsSymptom reportingPalpitationsCardiac systoleSymptomsCardiac activityMorbidityAccurate patientArrhythmiasHeartbeat detection taskHeartbeat awarenessSomatizationECGAccurate awareness