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	Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder-Topic Overview
		A panic attack is a sudden bout of intense fear or anxiety that causes frightening but not life-threatening symptoms such as a pounding heart, shortness of breath, and the feeling of losing control or dying.
		Panic disorder is diagnosed when you have repeated panic attacks, you worry about having another attack, and you avoid places that you think may cause one.
		Panic disorder is diagnosed when you have two or more unexpected panic attacks that interfere with daily living, you worry intensely about having another attack, and you change your lifestyle to avoid situations that might trigger a panic attack.
	www.webmd.com /hw/anxiety_panic_disorders/hw53798.asp (971 words)

	AAMFT Consumer Update- Panic Disorder
		Panic disorder is a type of anxiety disorder in which the key symptom is the experience of unexpected panic attacks.
		Those with panic disorder with agoraphobia may stop or reduce activities such as drinking coffee, sexual encounters, or taking hot showers in an effort to control the sensations that are associated with panic attacks.
		Panic disorder with agoraphobia is the most common of the panic-related disorders, although individuals may also report panic disorder without agoraphobia (panic attacks without avoidance behavior) or agoraphobia without a history of panic (avoidance behavior related to one or two sensations of panic, but has never had an actual attack).
	www.aamft.org /families/Consumer_Updates/Panic_Disorder.asp (1375 words)

	Panic Disorder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A panic attack is a period of intense fear, apprehension, or discomfort.
		Panic Disorder is characterized by recurrent unexpected panic attacks, ie, a discrete period of intense fear or discomfort in which 4 (or
		Panic disorder, both with and without agoraphobia, results from a combination of biological and psychological factors.
	www.endallthepain.com /PanicDisorder.html (702 words)

	Panic Disorder
		The disorder is strikingly different from other types of anxiety in that panic attacks are so sudden, appear to be unprovoked, and are often disabling.
		According to one theory of panic disorder, the body's normal "alarm system"--the set of mental and physical mechanisms that allows a person to respond to a threat-tends to be triggered unnecessarily, when there is no danger.
		Panic disorder has been found to run in families, and this may mean that inheritance (genes) plays a strong role in determining who will get it.
	www.healthieryou.com /panic.html (877 words)

	Anxiety and Panic Disorder Center of Los Angeles
		The Anxiety and Panic Disorder Center of Los Angeles helps individuals suffering from anxiety and panic disorder through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Systematic Desensitization, both of these techniques have consistently shown to be the most effective treatments for anxiety and panic disorder.
		Panic disorder’s age and onset is most typically experienced between late adolescents and individuals in their mid-30’s.
		Panic attacks could possibly be caused by a genetic predisposition, by a gradual build up of life stressors that ultimately mushrooms into acute panic and, ongoing childhood exposure to an environment that was unsafe and inconsistent.
	www.panicla.com (449 words)

	Panic Attacks: Panic Disorder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Panic disorder can be treated, allowing you to once again enjoy all aspects of life.
		While panic attacks are relatively common, people with panic disorder are often afraid to leave the safety and comfort of their homes in case they have a panic attack.
		Panic disorders are usually effectively managed by psychotherapy in 8 to 20 sessions.
	www.epigee.org /mental_health/panic.html (799 words)

	NAMI \| Panic Disorder
		A person who experiences recurrent panic attacks, at least one of which leads to at least a month of increased anxiety or avoidant behavior, is said to have panic disorder.
		Panic disorder may also be indicated if a person experiences fewer than four panic episodes but has recurrent or constant fears of having another panic attack.
		Some theories suggest that panic disorder is part of a more generalized anxiety in the people who have panic attacks or that severe separation anxiety can develop into panic disorder or phobias, most often agoraphobia.
	www.nami.org /Template.cfm?Section=By_Illness&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=7639 (932 words)

	Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder: Anxiety Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition
		Panic disorder is present in 2% of the population during any 12-month period.
		Since panic attacks sometimes are unexpected or occur for no apparent reason, especially when people experience them as part of panic disorder, people who have them frequently anticipate and worry about another attack—a condition called anticipatory anxiety—and try to avoid places where they have previously panicked.
		A diagnosis of panic disorder is made when a person experiences at least two unprovoked and unexpected panic attacks, which are followed by at least 1 month of fear that another attack will occur.
	www.merck.com /pubs/mmanual_home2/sec07/ch100/ch100d.htm (894 words)

	Panic Attacks, Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
		Panic Disorder: Effective Treatment Options – Guide to the diagnosis and treatment of panic disorder, including what kinds of medications are effective and how they are used.
		Panic Disorder, Separation Anxiety Disorder, and Agoraphobia in Children and Adolescents – A thorough discussion on panic disorder in children and adolescents.
		Panic Attacks More Common in Smokers – Review research indicating that smokers are three times more likely to have panic attacks and panic disorder than nonsmokers.
	www.helpguide.org /mental/panic_disorder_anxiety_attack_symptom_treatment.htm (3419 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Panic disorder
		Panic disorder is an anxiety disorder that causes repeated, unexpected attacks of intense fear.
		A person with panic disorder often lives in fear of another attack and may be afraid to be alone or to be far from medical help.
		Disorders related to substance abuse should also be considered, because some can mimic panic attacks.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/000924.htm (852 words)

	eMedicine - Panic Disorder : Article by Colin Y Daniels, MD
		Panic attacks are a period of intense fear in which 4 of 13 defined symptoms develop abruptly and peak rapidly less than 10 minutes from symptom onset.
		Panic disorder is usually qualified with the presence or absence of agoraphobia.
		The neuroanatomic model suggests that panic attacks are mediated by a "fear network" in the brain that involves the amygdala, the hypothalamus, and the brainstem centers.
	www.emedicine.com /med/topic1725.htm (2935 words)

	Panic Disorder
		Panic Disorder is diagnosed in people who experience spontaneous, seemingly out-of-the-blue panic attacks and are preoccupied with the fear of it happening again.
		Since many of the symptoms of panic disorder mimic those found in illnesses like heart disease, thyroid problems and breathing disorders, people with panic disorder often make multiple visits to emergency rooms or doctors' offices, convinced they have a life-threatening illness.
		Complicating the picture is the fact that panic disorder often co-occurs with other mental and physical disorders, including other anxiety disorders, depression, irritable bowel syndrome, asthma or substance abuse.
	www.adaa.org /GettingHelp/AnxietyDisorders/Panicattack.asp (360 words)

	eMedicine - Anxiety Disorder: Panic Disorder : Article by David S Reitman, MD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Panic disorder is considered most frequent in late adolescence and young adulthood, with peak onset from age 15-19 years.
		Panic disorder leads to psychological morbidity when the spontaneous attacks become associated with some place or event such that the patient develops increased anticipatory anxiety or phobic avoidance.
		However, panic disorder tends to be most frequent in late adolescence and young adulthood, with a mean peak onset of 15-19 years.
	www.emedicine.com /ped/topic1696.htm (3462 words)

	MedlinePlus: Panic Disorder
		Panic Disorder Self-Test (Anxiety Disorders Association of America)
		Panic Disorder: Panic Attacks and Agoraphobia (American Academy of Family Physicians)
		Panic Disorder in Children and Adolescents (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/panicdisorder.html (165 words)

	Panic Disorder
		About one-third of all people with panic disorder develop agoraphobia, an illness in which they become afraid of being in any place or situation where escape might be difficult or help unavailable in the event of a panic attack.
		Panic disorder is characterized by chronic, repeated, and unexpected panic attacks - bouts of overwhelming fear of being in danger when there is no specific cause for the fear.
		Panic disorder typically first occurs in late adolescence or early adulthood, but may also begin in childhood.
	www.montefiore.org /healthlibrary/adult/mentalhealth/anpanic (341 words)

	Panic Disorder
		If there is reason to suspect panic disorder, this document suggests a reasonable approach to take so that a proper diagnosis can be made and, if necessary, treatment begun.
		Persons with panic disorder are no more likely than the average American to have suffered from emotional problems at the time the disorder begins.
		An individual with panic disorder may begin to avoid a certain activity because it occurs to them that it would be especially embarrassing or dangerous to have an attack while engaged in that activity.
	www.meta-religion.com /Psychiatry/Disorders/panic_disorder.htm (1908 words)

	Panic disorder - panic attacks - WebMD
		Panic disorder is different from the normal fear and anxiety reactions to stressful events in our lives.
		Beyond the panic attacks themselves, a key symptom of panic disorder is the persistent fear of having future panic attacks.
		Although the exact cause of panic disorder is not fully understood, studies have shown that a combination of factors, including biological and environmental, may be involved.
	www.webmd.com /content/article/60/67106.htm (670 words)

	Panic Disorder
		Panic attacks are sudden periods of intense fear or extreme anxiety.
		Panic disorder is an illness where a person experiences panic attacks in situations where most people would not be afraid.
		Panic attacks are sudden periods of intense anxiety or fear.
	www.healthinsite.gov.au /topics/Panic_Disorder (460 words)

	About Panic Disorder
		Panic Disorder is the fear of having a spontaneous panic attack.
		Spontaneous panic attacks comes without any apparent warning warning, day or night, irrespective of what the person is doing.
		Many people report that panic attacks happen when they are relatively 'calm' or 'relaxed' eg when they are watching TV or reading a book.
	www.panicattacks.com.au /anxdis/pd.html (350 words)

	Panic disorder, Separation Anxiety disorder, and Agoraphobia in Children and Adolescents
		With my daughter, the panic attacks are nothing compared to her fears of having one.
		My daughter has panic attacks, but it is her other nervous problems which are causing her the most trouble.
		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.
	www.klis.com /chandler/pamphlet/panic/panicpamphlet.htm (8453 words)

	Panic Disorder
		Panic disorder is an anxiety disorder in which repeated panic attacks occur which are unexpected, and not a result of a substance, or another psychological disorder (such as social phobia).
		A panic attack is an episode of extreme anxiety that includes a specific pattern of symptoms associated with extreme physiological arousal.
		Many individuals after having a panic attack visit the emergency room of a hospital, because they are convinced that they are having a medical emergency.
	www.psychologyinfo.com /problems/panic_disorder.html (381 words)

	panic disorder
		Panic disorder is a real illness that can be treated to help a person have a healthy and full life.
		Panic disorder is not the same as everyday anxiety.
		If you think you may have symptoms of a panic disorder, a visit to your doctor is the best place to start.
	www.seekwellness.com /conditions/mental/panic_disorder.htm (1812 words)

	Panic Attacks, Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment by MedicineNet.com
		Panic attacks are a panic disorder, which is a serious health problem in this country.
		The disorder is strikingly different from other types of anxiety in that panic attacks are so very sudden, appear to be unprovoked, and are often disabling.
		Once someone has had a panic attack, for example, while driving, shopping in a crowded store, or riding in an elevator, he or she may develop irrational fears, called phobias, about these situations and begin to avoid them.
	www.medicinenet.com /panic_disorder/article.htm (509 words)

	Panic Disorder: Panic Attacks and Agoraphobia -- familydoctor.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Panic disorder is a common condition in which a person has episodes of intense fear or anxiety that occur suddenly (often without warning).
		Many of the symptoms that occur during a panic attack are the same as the symptoms of diseases of the heart, lungs, intestines or nervous system.
		The similarities between panic disorder and other diseases may add to the person's fear and anxiety during and after a panic attack.
	www.familydoctor.org /handouts/137.html (719 words)

	PANIC DISORDER
		Thus appropriate treatment of panic disorder can prevent panic attacks or at least substantially reduce their severity and frequency--bringing significant relief to 70 to 90 percent of people with panic disorder.
		To encourage recognition and treatment of panic disorder, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is sponsoring a major information campaign to acquaint the public and health care professionals with this disorder.
		According to one theory of panic disorder, the body's normal "alarm system" tends to be triggered unnecessarily.
	www.pueblo.gsa.gov /cic_text/health/panic/panfly.htm (1155 words)

	Panic Disorder
		A panic attack is a sudden rush of uncomfortable physical symptoms and a feeling of imminent danger (doing something embarrassing such as fainting or throwing up; having a heart attack, or not being able to breathe).
		Once the child understands how panic occurs, he or she learns how to control worries about the panic itself, as well as control the physical symptoms through breathing techniques.
		Panic symptoms may be simulated through hyperventilation, spinning in a chair, running up and down stairs, so that the child can practice breathing techniques and constructive interpretation of the physical sensations that these activities trigger.
	www.worrywisekids.org /anxiety/panic.html (350 words)

	Panic Anxiety Disorder Association
		The five major anxiety disorders are Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety (sometimes referred to as Social Phobia), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
		Panic and anxiety disorders are real and they are treatable.
		The Panic Anxiety Disorder Association Inc (PADA Inc.) was incorporated in South Australia in June 1987.
	www.panicanxietydisorder.org.au (328 words)

	Panic Disorder
		If people have a panic attack in a specific situation, (for example, in a shopping mall) they may expect that panic will strike again the next time they are in that situation.
		A true panic attack involves at least four of these symptoms when no real outside threat (such as a mugger) is responsible for the fear.
		To overcome panic and phobia, it is important for both you and the therapist to understand how the condition started and how it affects you.
	www.ehealthmd.com /library/anxiety/AFP_panic.html (1024 words)

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