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Nocturnal Panic Disorder: Afraid to Sleep!

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This chapter presents a typical case scenario of an adult patient with nocturnal panic disorder (NPD), which is a distinct subgroup of panic disorder. After an illustrative case report, we will explain the typical clinical characteristics of NPD and delineate it from diurnal panic disorder and other common sleep disorders, such as night terrors, sleep-associated seizures, and sleep apnea. We will finish by discussing the current treatment of NPD, which includes the use of cognitive behavioral therapy.

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  1. Touro University California, Vallejo, California, USA

    Vijaya Bharathi Ekambaram

  2. University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

    Irina Baranskaya & Britta Klara Ostermeyer

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    Imran S. Khawaja

  2. Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Hennepin County Medical Center, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Thomas D. Hurwitz

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Ekambaram, V.B., Baranskaya, I., Ostermeyer, B.K. (2021). Nocturnal Panic Disorder: Afraid to Sleep!. In: Khawaja, I.S., Hurwitz, T.D. (eds) Sleep Disorders in Selected Psychiatric Settings. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59309-4_15

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