Prodromal symptoms in panic disorder with agoraphobia: a replication study.
The majority of 20 patients suffering from panic disorder with agoraphobia reported experiencing agoraphobic avoidance, generalized anxiety, and/or hypochondriacal fears and beliefs before the first panic attack. The results replicated those of a previous investigation and are in accordance with an increasing number of studies concerned with prodromal symptoms, epidemiologic surveys, and analysis of mechanisms of change upon treatment.
Fava
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Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Italy.
Grandi
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Rafanelli
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Canestrari
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000379:Agoraphobia / Q000150:complications*; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006998:Hypochondriasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000150:complications*; D010698:Phobic Disorders