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Validation criteria for panic disorder as a nosological entity
R Rosenberg1, J O Ottosson, P Bech
1Department of Psychiatry, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. Supplementum
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
Panic disorder (DSM-III, DSM-III-R) has been thoroughly studied in recent years. The main evidence for panic disorder as a nosological entity is reviewed, to delineate some important questions for future research. Validation criteria include epidemiological, phenomenological, genetic, neurobiological, pharmacological and behavioral findings. Biological, behavioral and psychodynamic considerations on etiology, pathogenesis and treatment are presented.