Computational Model of Panic Disorder
Frameworks: Causal Graphs, Network Models, Ordinary Differential Equations
Disciplines:
Clinical Psychology, Health Psychology
Programming language: R
A computational model of Panic Disorder defined as a non-linear dynamical system. This model explains, among others, individual differences in the propensity to experience panic attacks, key phenomenological characteristics of those attacks, the onset of Panic Disorder, and the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy. A panic attack occurs when an individual's perceived threat rises as a result of a negative appraisal of the current situation. Usually mitigated by escape behaviour, when such an option is not readily available, heightened perceived threat may result in a panic attack.
