Table 7.

DSM-IV Criteria for Panic Disorder

DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for panic disorder with or without agoraphobia; both (1) and (2)
	(1) Recurrent unexpected panic attacks
	(2) At least one of the attacks has been followed by 1 mo (or more) of one (or more) of the following:
		Persistent concern about having additional attacks
		Worry about the implications of the attack or its consequences (eg, losing control, having a heart attack, “going crazy”)
			Significant change in behavior related to the attacks
			Presence or absence of agoraphobia
			Panic attacks are not due to the direct physiologic effects of a substance (eg, a drug of abuse, a medication) or a general medical condition (eg, hyperthyroidism)
			Panic attacks not better accounted for by another mental disorder, such as social phobia (eg, occurring on exposure to feared social situations), specific phobia (eg, on exposure to a specific phobic situation), obsessive-compulsive disorder (eg, on exposure to dirt in someone with an obsession about contamination), posttraumatic stress disorder (eg, in response to stimuli associated with a severe stressor), or separation anxiety disorder (eg, in response to being away from home or close relatives)