Sequence of improvement in agoraphobia with panic attacks.
In a multi-center comparison of alprazolam to placebo in the treatment of agoraphobia with panic attacks, the sequence of sustained remission in both treatment groups, was panic attacks before phobias. This may suggest that phobias are secondary to panic attacks in the pathogenesis of the disorder, although other explanations may account for these data and are discussed.
Rifkin
A
A
Department of Psychiatry, Queens Hospital Center, Jamaica, NY.
Pecknold
J C
JC
Swinson
R P
RP
Ballenger
J C
JC
Burrows
G D
GD
Noyes
R
R
Dupont
R L
RL
Lesser
I
I
D000328:Adult; D000379:Agoraphobia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D000525:Alprazolam / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001143:Arousal / Q000187:drug effects*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005239:Fear / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010200:Panic / Q000187:drug effects*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012931:Social Environment
D000525:Alprazolam