Longitudinal course of panic disorder: clinical and biological considerations.
The longitudinal course of panic disorder and its associated symptoms were investigated in thirty-eight patients. The temporal relationships among panic attacks, generalized anxiety, agoraphobia and depression are described. Similar and different biological alterations in the tricyclic-responsive disorders of primary depression and panic disorder are reviewed and discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000379:Agoraphobia / Q000150:complications; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000523:psychology; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008032:Limbic System / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010200:Panic; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic