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| | Panic disorder, Separation Anxiety disorder, and Agoraphobia in Children and Adolescents |
 | | At least 50% will be mildly affected years later, and the rest will have chronic Panic disorder for years. |
 | | About 50% will develop agoraphobia, 20% will make suicide attempts, 27% will develop alcohol abuse, 60% will develop depression, 35% will believe they are unhealthy, 27% will not be financially independent, 28% will make frequent outpatients visits, and 50% will be show significant social impairment. |
 | | That means that almost 20% of adolescents with panic disorder will develop bipolar disorder.(7) Those who do end up having both disorders are more likely to be psychotic (hearing voices, having bizarre ideas) that patients that just have bipolar disorder without panic. |
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