Panic Disorder

• Published in: The South African journal of psychiatry Vol. 19; no. 3; p. 3
• Main Author: Szabo, C P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: AOSIS 30-08-2013
• ISSN: 1608-9685; 2078-6786
• DOI: 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v19i3.949

<div style="left: 70.8662px; top: 324.72px; font-size: 15.45px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.05793);" data-canvas-width="422.862">Panic disorder (PD) is a prevalent anxiety disorder with lifetime
<div style="left: 70.8662px; top: 344.72px; font-size: 15.45px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.965287);" data-canvas-width="419.39699999999993">prevalence rates ranging from 1.1% to 3.7% in the general population
<div style="left: 70.8662px; top: 364.72px; font-size: 15.45px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.963513);" data-canvas-width="211.17">and 3.0% to 8.3% in clinic settings.
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<div style="left: 292.296px; top: 364.72px; font-size: 15.45px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.979702);" data-canvas-width="198.32849999999996">The presence of agoraphobia in
<div style="left: 70.8662px; top: 384.72px; font-size: 15.45px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.990626);" data-canvas-width="420.45899999999983">patients with PD is associated with substantial severity, comorbidity
<div style="left: 70.8662px; top: 404.72px; font-size: 15.45px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.01867);" data-canvas-width="421.6035">(e.g. major depression, other anxiety disorders, alcohol abuse) and
<div style="left: 70.8662px; top: 424.72px; font-size: 15.45px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.00463);" data-canvas-width="142.19699999999997">functional impairment.
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