David Baxter PhD
Late Founder
Panic Sufferers Not Seeking Treatment
by Sonja Dupor
June 2, 2009
Researchers at Brown University in Rhode Island found that most people suffering from Panic Disorder with or without Agoraphobia do not receive any psychiatric treatment. The percentage of people suffering from Panic Disorder With Agoraphobia who were receiving psychiatric treatment was only 38% while those without agoraphobia was even lower.
Psychotherapy and medications are the top psychiatric treatments for panic sufferers yet only 38% of patients with Panic Disorder With Agoraphobia were receiving psychotherapy while those without agoraphobia were 24%.
The researchers found that the reasons for not seeking treatment were "...not believing in using medication or therapy for emotional problems and not receiving a treatment recommendation from one's provider."1
The most common medications used to treat panic disorder were SSRI's and SNRI's. SSRI's include Celexa, Lexapro, Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft among others. SNRI's include Effexor, Cymbalta, Pristiq and Milnacipran.
The researchers concluded "a need for better treatment dissemination, in addition to making interventions more accessible or adapting them to the particular needs of primary care patients."
1 Psychiatric Treatment Received by Primary Care Patients With Panic Disorder With and Without Agoraphobia
by Sonja Dupor
June 2, 2009
Researchers at Brown University in Rhode Island found that most people suffering from Panic Disorder with or without Agoraphobia do not receive any psychiatric treatment. The percentage of people suffering from Panic Disorder With Agoraphobia who were receiving psychiatric treatment was only 38% while those without agoraphobia was even lower.
Psychotherapy and medications are the top psychiatric treatments for panic sufferers yet only 38% of patients with Panic Disorder With Agoraphobia were receiving psychotherapy while those without agoraphobia were 24%.
The researchers found that the reasons for not seeking treatment were "...not believing in using medication or therapy for emotional problems and not receiving a treatment recommendation from one's provider."1
The most common medications used to treat panic disorder were SSRI's and SNRI's. SSRI's include Celexa, Lexapro, Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft among others. SNRI's include Effexor, Cymbalta, Pristiq and Milnacipran.
The researchers concluded "a need for better treatment dissemination, in addition to making interventions more accessible or adapting them to the particular needs of primary care patients."
1 Psychiatric Treatment Received by Primary Care Patients With Panic Disorder With and Without Agoraphobia
