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Exposure Treatment of Agoraphobia with Panic Attacks: Are Drugs Essential?

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Panic and Phobias 2

Abstract

There is a body of opinion that holds that panic disorder and agoraphobia are different to the other anxiety disorders. This opinion is based on three sets of observations:

  1. a)

    panic disorder and agoraphobia seem to be influenced by specific genetic factors;

  2. b)

    the attacks of panic can be precipitated by the administration of lactate and other substances; and

  3. c)

    treatment with antidepressants is “uniquely effective” (Sheehan 1982).

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  1. Verhaltenstherapie — Ambulanz, Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik, Martinistraße 52, D-2000, Hamburg 20, Germany

    Iver Hand

  2. Klinische Psychologie and Max Planck Institut für Psychiatrie, Unit for Evaluation Research, Universität Mannheim, Kraepelinstraße 10, D-8000, München 40, Germany

    Hans-Ulrich Wittchen

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Andrews, G., Moran, C. (1988). Exposure Treatment of Agoraphobia with Panic Attacks: Are Drugs Essential?. In: Hand, I., Wittchen, HU. (eds) Panic and Phobias 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73543-1_9

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