title: Shared symptoms of panic disorder in an elderly couple.
abstract: The authors present a case report with details of an unusual presentation of panic disorder and shared symptomatology in a long-married elderly couple. At the initial diagnostic clinical interview, the couple shared in common six symptoms of panic disorder (husband with a total of six symptoms, wife with a total of eight symptoms) and manifested commonalities in avoidance behaviors. Authors discuss the duration and course of each patient's disorder, symptoms, and commonalities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, California 94305-5723, USA.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Swales
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Sheikh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology*; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000150:complications