title: Preliminary report of a community survey of panic attacks and panic disorder.
abstract: This study looked at the prevalence of panic attacks and panic disorder in a British population. Three thousand people (aged 18-65) registered with a Leicester general practice were sent a postal questionnaire which screened for panic attacks. Where appropriate this was followed by a diagnostic interview. Preliminary results are reported for the first 1500 subjects sampled. Panic attacks are a common experience in the study population (7.5% of responders experienced them around the time of the interview). Panic disorder was diagnosed in about 3% of responders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Leicester.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Stirton
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brandon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004739:England; D005239:Fear / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010200:Panic / Q000502:physiology