Time course of panic disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder onsets

ConclusionsResults were consistent with a bidirectional pathway of risk, whereby PD significantly increased risk for the development of PTSD, and PTSD significantly increased risk for PD. Given the association between PTSD and subsequent PD, particularly among men, clinicians may consider supplementing PTSD treatment with panic-specific interventions, such as interoceptive exposure, to prevent or treat this disabling comorbidity.

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Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - July 12, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research