Objective: To assess the difference between the degree of involvement of anxiety disorder patients and normal controls ,and to evaluate the relationship between the degree of involvement and the personality,type A behavior,and clinical sympoms of the patients.Methods:76 patients who met one of the diagnostic criteria of general anxiety disorder ,panic disorder,obsessive-compulsive disorder ,or phobic disorder in CCMD were chosed-3 were enrolled in this study and were required to complet involvement-detachment scale,type A behavior scale ,EPQ ,and SCL-90.78 normal controls,who matched with the patient group in age ,sex ,and education,were derived from a community sample and completed involvement-detachhment scale.Results:The degree and the unbalance of involvement were higher in the patient group than those in the control group.The degree of detachment of patients was positively related to the type A behavior and the scores of SCL-90( r =-0.312,-0.306, P <0.05).And the unbalance of involvment was positively related to the scores of SCL-90 and N score of EPQ and negatively related to the P score of EPQ( r =0.373,0.424,-0.339, P <0.05).Conclusion:Cognitive characteristics including over involvement and unbalance of involvement that were found in anxity disorder patients were related to the clinical symptoms and warranted clinical psychological intervention.
