Anxiety
Panic Disorder
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Panic Disorder
, Panic Attack
See Also
Panic Disorder Diagnosis
Panic Disorder Management
Agoraphobia
Anxiety Disorder
Anxiety Secondary Cause
Anxiety Symptoms
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Social Anxiety Disorder
(
Social Phobia
)
Acute Stress Disorder
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Excessive Worry
Anxiety Non-pharmacologic Management
Anxiety Pharmacologic Management
Epidemiology
Lifetime
Prevalence
: 7.0% in women, 3.3% in men
Age of onset: 20 to 25 years old
Women affected more often than men
Types
Avoidance behaviors
Panic Disorder with
Agoraphobia
Panic Disorder without
Agoraphobia
Trigger
Spontaneous Panic Attack
Unidentifiable trigger
Situational Panic Attack
Social Phobia
Fear of flying
Stage fright
Fear of animals,
Insect
s or snakes
Symptoms and Signs
See
Panic Symptoms
Recurrent, unexpected Panic Attacks
Diagnosis
See
Panic Disorder Diagnosis
Severity Measure for Panic Disorder - Adult
https://www.psychiatry.org/File%20Library/Psychiatrists/Practice/DSM/APA_DSM5_Severity-Measure-For-Panic-Disorder-Adult.pdf
Question: "In the last 4 weeks, have you had an anxiety attack (sudden feeling of panic)?"
Positive Likelihood Ratio
: 4.2
Negative Likelihood Ratio
: 0.09
Associated Conditions
Headache
Diarrhea
Insomnia
Hand coldness
Chronic
Fatigue
Suicidal Ideation
Alcohol Abuse
or
Drug Abuse
Differential Diagnosis
See
Anxiety Secondary Cause
s
Other psychiatric conditions
Social Anxiety Disorder
Specific phobias
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Separation
Anxiety Disorder
Comorbid conditions
Major Depression
Chemical Dependency
Interpersonal conflict
Management
See
Panic Management
Prognosis
Recurs in 30-90% of patients within 1 year
References
APA (1994) DSM IV, APA, p. 395
Starr (November, 1998) Patient Care
Katerndahl (1997) Postgrad Med, 101(1): 147-66 [PubMed]
Katerndahl (1996) J Fam Pract, 43(3): 275-82 [PubMed]
Locke (2015) Am Fam Physician 91(9): 617-24 [PubMed]
Rubin (1996) Phys Sportsmed, 24(12):54-65 [PubMed]
Saeed (1998) Am Fam Physician, 57(10):2405-12 [PubMed]
Weinstein (1995) Am Fam Physician, 52(7):2055-63 [PubMed]
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