Treatment of panic disorder.

From: American Family Physician | Date: February 15, 2005| Author: Ham, Peter; Oliver, M. Norman; Waters, David B. | Copyright information

Panic disorder with or without agoraphobia occurs commonly in patients in primary care set-tings. This article assesses multiple evidence-based reviews of effective treatments for panic disorder. Antidepressant medications successfully reduce the severity of panic symptoms and eliminate panic attacks. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and tricyclic antidepressants are equally effective in the treatment of panic disorder. The choice of medication is based on side effect profiles and pa...

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