Clinical and psychosocial outcome of patients affected by panic disorder with or without agoraphobia: Results from a naturalistic follow-up study

European Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 394-398

  Carpiniello, Bernardo ^a   Baita, Antonella ^a   Carta, Mauro Giovanni ^a   Sitzia, Rossella ^a   Macciardi, Adolfo Maria ^a   Murgia, Stefano ^a   Altamura, Alfredo Carlo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agoraphobia; Clinical outcome; Panic disorder; Psychosocial outcome; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGORAPHOBIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OUTPATIENT; PANIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; REMISSION; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0036859384     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-9338(02)00701-0     Document Type: Article

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