Primary care physician responses to a panic disorder vignette: Diagnostic suspicion and clinical management

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 179-188

  Aikens, James E ^a,c   Wagner, Lynne I ^a   Lickerman, Alex J ^a   Chin, Marshall H ^a   Smith, Amber ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Panic disorder; Primary care; Psychotropic medication

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PANIC; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0031847456     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/3ATH-C9F4-2RTA-PXHA     Document Type: Article

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