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  • Title: Follow-up study of patients with panic disorder and agoraphobia with panic attacks treated with tricyclic antidepressants.
    Author: Noyes R, Garvey MJ, Cook BL.
    Journal: J Affect Disord; 1989; 16(2-3):249-57. PubMed ID: 2522124.
    Abstract:
    One hundred and seven patients with panic disorder or agoraphobia with panic attacks were studied 1-4 years after treatment with a tricyclic antidepressant. At follow-up more than 80% of the patients remained symptomatic but fewer than half were experiencing panic attacks and only 40% were avoiding phobic situations. Although patients with agoraphobia were more severely ill and had been ill longer than those with panic disorder, their response to tricyclics and eventual outcome was similar to that for patients with panic disorder. Panic and agoraphobic patients who had the most severe symptoms initially showed the least improvement. The results suggest that panic disorder and agoraphobia with panic attacks are variants of a single illness and that, despite its chronicity, this illness has a favorable outcome.
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