SLEEP IN PANIC DISORDERS

Authors
LEPOLA U KOPONEN H LEINONEN E
Citation
U. Lepola et al., SLEEP IN PANIC DISORDERS, Journal of psychosomatic research, 38, 1994, pp. 105-111
Citations number
43
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,Psychiatry
Journal title
Journal of psychosomatic research → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223999
Volume
38
Year of publication
1994
Supplement
1
Pages
105 - 111
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3999(1994)38:<105:SIPD>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Panic disorder is a common anxiety disorder, which has relatively ofte n its onset during adolescence. Besides panic attacks and avoidance be havior the patients often have sleep disturbances. They suffer from in somnia, nocturnal panic attacks, fear of going to bed or falling aslee p and drug- or alcohol-related symptoms such as withdrawal phenomena.