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2960710

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-1-6
pubmed:abstractText
A survey of the literature on the use of antidepressants for treating patients with panic disorder and agoraphobia with panic attacks suggests that both tricyclic antidepressants and monoamine oxidase inhibitors have efficacy in blocking panic attacks. While we have witnessed dramatic progress in the pharmacological treatment of panic-related disorders over the past 20 years, many unresolved questions remain. Further understanding of dose-response relationships, optimal duration of treatment and predictors of relapse are needed to optimize pharmacological treatment of panic-related disorders. Studies comparing the relative efficacy and side effects spectrum of various effective medications are needed. It is not presently possible to specify which patients will require medication or behavioral treatment alone, and studies to date have incompletely examined this murky issue. Further prospective studies directly comparing the pharmacological and behavioral treatments will help further elucidate the relative contribution of each treatment and possibly clarify which patients require both treatments. Controlled studies in the future which standardize dosage and duration of treatment and use comparable, objective outcome variables promise to provide important theoretical and clinical information regarding the pharmacological treatment of panic-related disorders.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0165-0327
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
153-68
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-9-28
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Antidepressants in panic disorder and agoraphobia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review