Panic disorder with agoraphobia
Panic disorder is characterized by repeated and unpredictable attacks of intense fear and anxiety. Agoraphobia, literally "fear of the marketplace", develops from a panic disorder in more than one-third of cases.
Review Date: 12/15/2008
Reviewed By: Linda Vorvick MD, Family Physician, Seattle Site Coordinator,
Lecturer, Pathophysiology, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician
Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine; and
Timothy A. Rogge, MD, private practice in Psychiatry, Kirkland,
Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical
Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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