Open AccessPanic attacks simulate presence of somatic illnesses
Author(s) -
Milan Latas,
Ivan Soldatović,
Marko Stamenovic,
Vladan Starčević
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns0904165l
Subject(s) - panic , palpitations , fainting , medicine , panic disorder , anxiety , psychiatry , tachypnea , vertigo , tachycardia , surgery
Panic attacks are characterized with sudden attacks of anxiety with numerous somatic symptoms, such as palpitations, tachycardia, tachypnea, nausea, vertigo. The objective of this study was to analyze symptoms of panic attacks in patients with panic disorder, especially, to determine the specific relationship of somatic and neurological symptoms of panic attacks in boundaries of somatic systems.