What is Panic disorder?

What is Panic disorder?

Panic disorder causes episodes of irrational fear and panic called "panic attacks". In addition to the mental symptoms of fear, panic, and ...more »

• Panic disorder: It is a severe medical condition characterized by extremely elevated mood.
• Panic disorder: specific psychological phenomenon characterized by sudden onset of anxiety (often unrelated to objective events), accompanied by autonomic symptoms such as tachycardia, paresthesia, flushing, and sweating.
  Source - Diseases Database
• Panic disorder: an anxiety disorder characterized by unpredictable panic attacks; the attacks are usually severe but brief.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Panic disorder: Introduction

Types of Panic disorder:

Types of Panic disorder:

• Panic disorder with agoraphobia - patient also has agoraphobia
• Panic disorder without agoraphobia - no history of agoraphobia
• more types...»

Broader types of Panic disorder:

• Depression
• Mental illness
• Psychological disorders
• Psychiatric disorders
• Anxiety conditions
• Behavioral disorders
• Mental health conditions
• more types...»

How many people get Panic disorder?

Prevalance of Panic disorder: approximately 2.4 million Americans (NIMH)
Prevalance Rate of Panic disorder: approx 1 in 113 or 0.88% or 2.4 million people in USA [about data]
Incidence (annual) of Panic disorder: 1.7% of US adults annually (NIMH)
Incidence Rate of Panic disorder: approx 1 in 58 or 1.70% or 4.6 million people in USA [about data]
Lifetime risk of Panic disorder: 3 million Americans (NIMH); 1.6% adults (USSG)
Prevalance of Panic disorder: Panic disorder strikes between 3 and 6 million Americans, and is twice as common in women as in men. (Source: excerpt from Panic Disorder: NWHIC)
Incidence of Panic disorder: About 1.7% of the adult U.S. population ages 18 to 54 - approximately 2.4 million Americans - has panic disorder in a given year. (Source: excerpt from Facts about Panic Disorder: NIMH)

Who gets Panic disorder?

Patient Profile for Panic disorder: Typically starting in young adulthood

Profile for Panic disorder: It can appear at any age -- in children or in the elderly -- but most often it begins in young adults. (Source: excerpt from Panic Disorder: NWHIC)

Gender Profile for Panic disorder: About twice as many women as men in the US (National Institute of Mental Health, NIH)

How serious is Panic disorder?

Complications of Panic disorder: see complications of Panic disorder
Prognosis of Panic disorder: fact, proper treatment reduces or completely prevents panic attacks in 70 to 90 percent of people. Many people feel substantial relief in just weeks or months. (Source: excerpt from Getting Treatment for Panic Disorder: NIMH)

What causes Panic disorder?

Causes of Panic disorder: see causes of Panic disorder
Risk factors for Panic disorder: see risk factors for Panic disorder

What are the symptoms of Panic disorder?

Symptoms of Panic disorder: see symptoms of Panic disorder

Complications of Panic disorder: see complications of Panic disorder

Can anyone else get Panic disorder?

Inheritance: see inheritance of Panic disorder

Panic disorder: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Panic disorder.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Panic disorder.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Panic disorder: Psychiatrist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Panic disorder.
Treatments for Panic disorder: see treatments for Panic disorder
Research for Panic disorder: see research for Panic disorder

Organs Affected by Panic disorder:

Organs and body systems related to Panic disorder include:

• Mental
• Emotion

Name and Aliases of Panic disorder

Main name of condition: Panic disorder

Class of Condition for Panic disorder: behavior

Panic attack Source - Diseases Database

Panic disorder: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Panic disorder:

• Panic attack
• Generalised anxiety disorder
• Benzodiazepines
• Mitral valve proplapse
• Tachycardia
• Tremors
• Hyperthyroidism
• Suicidal ideation
• Post partum depression
• Post menstrual syndrome
• Personality disorder
• Schizophrenia

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