Panic disorder (PD) with and without agoraphobia (

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Panic: A National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference Statement

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By Barry Leonard (ed)
Year: 1991
Pages: 24
Binding Paperback

Product Code: 156806294X

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Panic disorder (PD) with and without agoraphobia (AG) afflicts 1 out of every 75 people. Panic attacks are characterized by sudden and unexpected periods of intense fear or discomfort assoc. with shortness of breath, dizziness, palpitations, nausea, or abdominal distress. During an attack people often believe that they are having a heart attack. Panic sufferers often also develop agoraphobia and begin to avoid places where they fear a panic attack may occur and may even become housebound. This report discusses the epidemiology, natural history, and course of PD with and without AG, and how it is diagnosed; current treatments (in 1991); short-term and long-term effects of acute and extended treatment, and how adverse effects should be managed.

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