title: [Panic attacks and panic disorder: recognition and treatment].
abstract: To recognize and treat panic attacks or a panic disorder are still an important function of the family doctor. For a one-time panic attack, specific counseling is normally sufficient. A panic disorder should be treated early with drugs and/or with psychotherapy and, in particular, with behavioral therapy. It is also recommended that a psychiatric specialist or a neurologist be consulted and to coordinate the differential diagnostics and therapeutic procedure with the specialist.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Diagnostik und Therapie von Angsterkrankungen, Christliches Krankenhaus e. V., Quakenbrück. psychiatrie@christliches-krankenhaus-ev.de
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Boerner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009325:Nausea / Q000523:psychology*; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D013546:Sweating; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000523:psychology*