Onset of panic disorder

The situations in which the first panic attack occurred were investigated in 44 patients affected by panic disorder. Although the first panic attack was reported to be unexpected and no avoidance was present before it, 75.8% of patients (N = 22) with panic disorder with agoraphobia had their first p...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of psychiatry 1992-06, Vol.149 (6), p.827-828
Hauptverfasser:	FARAVELLI, C, PALLANTI, S, BIONDI, F, PATERNITI, S, SCARPATO, M. A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Adult and adolescent clinical studies Agoraphobia - complications Agoraphobia - diagnosis Agoraphobia - psychology Anxiety disorders. Neuroses Biological and medical sciences Depression Fear & phobias Female Humans Male Medical sciences Mental disorders Mood disorders Panic Disorder - diagnosis Panic Disorder - etiology Panic Disorder - psychology Personality Inventory Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Psychiatry Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Social Behavior Social Environment Social research
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Zusammenfassung:	The situations in which the first panic attack occurred were investigated in 44 patients affected by panic disorder. Although the first panic attack was reported to be unexpected and no avoidance was present before it, 75.8% of patients (N = 22) with panic disorder with agoraphobia had their first panic attack in phobogenic situations, compared with 20% of patients (N = 3) with panic disorder without agoraphobia.
ISSN:	0002-953X 1535-7228
DOI:	10.1176/ajp.149.6.827