Virtual Hospital: Aging Begins at 30: 1998: Panic Attacks

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With appropriate treatment 30% recover, 45% are much improved, and 25% remain the same or worsen. Panic disorder is a lifelong illness which waxes and wanes. It is two to three times more common in women. First-degree relatives are about five times more likely to develop panic. Losses from unemployment and health care costs are over $100 million yearly