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Panic, Perception, and pCO2

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Panic and Phobias 2

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Explanations of panic disorder (PD) refer to underlying pathogenic processes that are assumed to be specific to PDs. There are various ways to test the validity of such theories on the dynamics of panic. Particularly important, if not decisive, are tests aimed at triggering and neutralizing the hypothetical underlying process. Triggering the pathogenic mechanism should arouse panic, preferably only in PD, while neutralizing the process should reduce pathology.

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  1. M. A. van den Hout
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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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van den Hout, M.A. (1988). Panic, Perception, and pCO2 . In: Hand, I., Wittchen, HU. (eds) Panic and Phobias 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73543-1_11

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