Panic disorder with or without agoraphobia
Panic disorder is a real illness with both a physjcal and a psychological component. This debilitating condition affects approximately 1.7% (2.4 million) of the adult U.S. poppulation and has a very high coomorbidity rate with major depression. The onset usually begins during the late teens or early twenties.although it can occur in both men and women are twice as likely to be afflicted as are men (ADAA,2003).
Three types of panic attacks have been identified . typicallty,an individual’s first panic attack seem to occur “our of theblue” while the person is engaged in soom ordinary activity such as grocery shopping,driving a car,or doing housework. The individual suddenly experiences frightening and frightening and uncomfortable symptoms that may include terror, a sense of nureality, or a fear of losing control. Such unexpected panic attacks occur without warning and for no discernable reason, as noted above.