title: Three cases of panic disorder with agoraphobia in children.
abstract: The authors report three cases of panic disorder with agoraphobia in children, with characteristic panic attacks, separation anxiety, and fear and avoidance of crowds and public places. The panic and agoraphobic symptoms responded to medications effective with agoraphobic adults, i.e., imipramine and alprazolam.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Ballenger
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Carek
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Steele
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cornish-McTighe
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000379:Agoraphobia / Q000188:drug therapy; D000525:Alprazolam / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D005239:Fear / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007099:Imipramine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D010200:Panic / Q000187:drug effects; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D007099:Imipramine; D000525:Alprazolam