title: Clinical and biological correlates of panic states.
abstract: Panic states may be a presenting symptom in medical or psychiatric conditions. It is also a discrete diagnostic entity with distinct genetic, clinical and biological profiles. This paper reviews the salient features of the condition and its clinical presentation including its biological characteristics.
mesh_terms: D000379:Agoraphobia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D005239:Fear / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008734:Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol / Q000652:urine; D010200:Panic / Q000502:physiology; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000097:blood; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone
chemical_list: D008734:Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone; D013972:Thyrotropin