A pilot study of panic attacks in a child and adolescent psychiatric population.
This preliminary study examines the prevalence of panic attacks in a child and adolescent psychiatric population through a questionnaire survey of child psychiatrists. Panic attacks were reported in 26% of the sample. The rates varied with patient diagnosis, age, and sex.
Department of Psychiatry, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario.
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Bradley
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Wachsmuth
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Swinson
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Hnatko
D000293:Adolescent; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D010200:Panic; D010865:Pilot Projects