People with panic attacks often report a fear of dying or heart attack, flashing vision or other visual disturbances, faintness or nausea, numbness throughout the body, … See more

According to the DSM-5 a panic attack is part of the diagnostic class of anxiety disorders. It is not considered a specific disorder on its own, … See more

Roughly one-third are treatment-resistant. These people continue to have panic attacks and various other panic disorder symptoms after … See more

In Europe, about 3% of the population has a panic attack in a given year while in the United States they affect about 11%. They are more common in females than in males. They often … See more

There are long-term, biological, environmental, and social causes of panic attacks. In 1993, Fava et al. proposed a staging method of … See more

The symptoms of a panic attack may cause the person to feel that their body is failing. The symptoms can be understood as follows. First, … See more

Panic disorder is usually effectively treated with a variety of interventions, including psychological therapies and medication. Cognitive-behavioral therapy has the most complete and … See more