The effects of pregnancy on pre-existing
panic disorder J Clin Psychiatry 1992; 53:201-203.
In the United States, over 6 million people annually suffer from
panic disorder.
According to one study, 20 percent of people with
panic disorder attempt suicide, he said.
Consensus statement on
panic disorder from the International Consensus Group on Depression and Anxiety.
The cause of panic attacks and
panic disorder isn't clear.
People with
panic disorder often end up in the emergency room for heart tests when, in fact, they have
panic disorder.
Two psychiatric illnesses are especially important to cardiologists, depression and
panic disorder.
We evaluated the work, social, and family disabilities of 228 subjects with 6 common anxiety and depressive disorders, as assessed by the Sheehan Disability Scale (major depression,
panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and mixed anxiety and depression).
Characterized by uncontrollable anxious thoughts or rituals; more common than schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or
panic disorder and affects about 2 percent of the U.
This article presents current research information on the treatment of
panic disorder.
Some antidepressants have proved effective for
panic disorder, but patients beginning treatment should be warned that these agents can have a paradoxical effect, Dr.
Epidemiologist Naomi Breslau, who has researched the link between mental health problems and smoking, has found smokers are three times as likely to develop long-term
panic disorder as non-smokers.
