In the article, Panic Disorders in Patients with Vestibular Dysfunction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, McCray and colleagues (2025) completed a meta-analysis of comorbid panic disorders and vestibular dysfunction. They included 10 studies in their final analysis. They found no significant difference in anxiety and depression between those diagnosed with vestibular dysfunction and those without. However, panic disorders were found to be three times more common in those with vestibular dysfunction. Although no conclusions were made about a causal relationship between panic disorder and vestibular pathology, they suggested increased awareness of panic disorders when evaluating those with potential vestibular dysfunction.

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McCray, L., Kim, C., Nguyen, S., Harvey, E., & Meyer, T. (2025). Panic disorder in patients with vestibular dysfunction: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Otology & Neurotology. In press.

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