Treatments for panic disorder. Inositol is a complex cyclic alcohol found to be effective against clinical depression. Medical researchers believe that inositol may also be used to treat panic disorder. To test this theory, a doubleblind, placebo-controlled study of 21 patients diagnosed with panic disorder was conducted ( American Journal of Psychiatry, July 1995). Patients completed diaries recording the occurrence of their panic attacks. The data (saved in the INOSITOL file) for a week in which patients received a glucose placebo and for a week when they were treated with inositol are provided in the next table. [ Note: Neither the patients nor the treating physicians knew which week the placebo was given.] Analyze the data and interpret the results. Comment on the validity of the assumptions.
Pair ID Placebo Inositol Patient Placebo Inositol
Patient | Placebo | Inositol | Patient | Placebo | Inositol |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 | 0 2 0 1 0 10 2 6 1 1 1 | 0 1 3 2 0 5 0 4 1 0 3
| 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
| 0 3 3 3 4 6 15 28 30 13 | 2 1 1 4 2 4 21 8 0 0 |
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