Managing panic disorder in general medical practice Austin, David, Blashki, Grant, Barton, David and Klein, Britt 2006, Managing panic disorder in general medical practice, Lekarz Rodzinny, vol. 1, no. 101, pp. 108-115. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Managing panic disorder in general medical practice Author(s) Austin, David orcid.org/0000-0002-1296-3555 Blashki, Grant Barton, David Klein, Britt Journal name Lekarz Rodzinny Volume number 1 Issue number 101 Start page 108 End page 115 Total pages 8 Publisher AKTIS Place of publication [Warsaw, Poland] Publication date 2006 ISSN 1426-2088 Keyword(s) aetiology cognitive behaviour therapy general practice GPs panic disorder patient education pharmacotherapy physician attitudes relaxation training quality of life stress management Summary Panic disorder (PD) is common in the community and contributes to significant distress and decreased quality of life for people who suffer from it. Most people with PD will present in the first instance to their general practitioner or hospital emergency department for assistance, often with a focus on somatic symptoms and concerns. This article aims to assist the GP to manage this group of patients by providing an outline of aetiology, approaches to assessment, and common management strategies. Although GPs have an important role to play in ruling out any causal organic basis for panic symptoms, the diagnosis of PD can usually be made as a positive diagnosis on the basis of careful history taking. Thorough and empathic education is a vital step in management. The prognosis for PD can be improved by lifestyle changes, specific psychological techniques, and the judicious use of pharmacotherapy. Language eng Field of Research 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970117 Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30052198 Document type: Journal Article Collection: Faculty of Health   Link to Related Work Managing panic disorder in general medical practice (deposited 19-06-2017) AKTIS Publisher (deposited 10-05-2013)   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 01 May 2013, 14:06:12 EST Wed, 01 May 2013, 14:41:38 EST Fri, 09 May 2014, 12:31:52 EST Fri, 09 May 2014, 14:27:04 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 177 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 01 May 2013, 14:06:12 EST

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