What Is Panic Disorder

Panic disorder is a kind of anxiety related illness. It is also known as DSM-IV-TR. Even the statistics of the national institute of mental health revels that approximately 2.7% of adult population in the US itself suffers from this disorder.

The disorder can either develop in the childhood or in the adulthood. Women’s are more subjected to this kind of panic attack then men. Also it has been observed that identical twins or first line relatives are likely to develop the symptoms and disorder.

Associated symptoms of panic disorder

The reoccurrence of panic attacks are the characteristics of the disorder. The happen suddenly, the feeling will be intense because of fear, apprehension, etc without even the presence or occurrence of actual danger. The attack may happen suddenly and will peak within ten minutes with gradual collapse. While some other kind of attacks may happen in succession, but the most difficult part is determining when a particular attack will end and when the other will begin.

Even after the end of an attack the person may not be comfortable and, may not return to his/her normal self. The anxiety may persist for several hours. The person may then get so consumed with the fear that certain behavioral changes may occur. This can trigger some other kinds of phobias which may then affect the recovery abilities.

Diagnosis of panic disorder

This kind of disorder may be extremely difficult to detect as some of the symptoms can look like other psychological disorders. The individual may be subjected to several tests and other medical examination before arriving to particular decision.

It’s better to seek the professional help to know the exact condition and treat the problem in better way. The doctor will then be able to see that there are not other psychological causes and based on the diagnosis the line of treatment is started.