Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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Multicenter Study
Preliminary investigation of the Panic Screening Score for emergency department patients with unexplained chest pain.
The objective was to demonstrate the derivation and the preliminary validation of a brief screening score to improve recognition of panic-like anxiety in emergency department (ED) patients with unexplained chest pain. ⋯ The PSS may be useful to identify patients with unexplained chest pain who could benefit from referral to mental health professionals or their primary care providers for evaluation of panic attack and panic disorder. Prospective studies to improve and validate the PSS, followed by impact analysis, are mandatory before clinical implementation.