Panic Disorder

• What is panic disorder?

  Recurrent unexpected panic attacks not restricted to a particular stimuli or situations

  • episodic paroxysmal anxiety
  • sudden onset
  • intense
  • severe physical symptoms of anxiety
  • fear of impending death (common)
  • usually lasts 5-20 mins
• What is the ICD-11 diagnostic criteria for panic disorder?

  Recurrent panic attacks w/onset of several characteristic symptoms

  Some/all panic attacks arise 'out of the blue'

  Panic attacks followed by concern/worry about significance (e.g. MI) or recurrence

  Panic attacks not limited to anxiety-provoking situations in context of another mental disorder

  Symptoms not due to another medical condition

  Symptoms lead to significant impairment
• What are the DDsx of panic disorder?

  Agoraphobia

  Specific phobia

  Social anxiety disorder

  Illness anxiety disorder

  PTSD

  Separation anxiety disorder

  Substance-induced anxiety disorder