"Panic disorder" in schizophrenia.
A patient is described with operationally diagnosed chronic schizophrenia who simultaneously experienced repeated "attacks" during which times he had intense apprehension and autonomic hyperactivity entirely similar to that usually described under the rubric of "panic attacks" in nonschizophrenic patients. Delusional and hallucinatory symptoms were also transiently exacerbated during these episodes. Alprazolam, as an adjunct to fluphenazine decanoate, was effective in ameliorating these symptoms. Diagnostic and treatment implications are discussed.
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Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, City University of New York, New York.
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D000328:Adult; D000525:Alprazolam / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D005239:Fear; D005476:Fluphenazine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010200:Panic; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology
D005476:Fluphenazine; D000525:Alprazolam