title: Prodromal symptoms in panic disorder with agoraphobia: a replication study.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Fava
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grandi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rafanelli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Canestrari
mesh_terms: 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