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Treatmentstrategies in refractory panic disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

L. Timmerman
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Summary

A considerable amount of patients with panic disorder (25 – 30%) is refractory for the first line of treatment, mostly antidepressants, and for psychotherapy. Augmentation and combination strategies are discussed; and a protocol for the treatment of refractory patients with panic disorder is proposed with consists of five steps.

No patients is considered treatment refractory until they have had a trial with monoamine oxidase inhibitors.

Keywords

Panic disorderrefractoryPaniekstoornisresistentie
Type
Research Article
Information
Acta Neuropsychiatrica , Volume 8 , Issue 4 , December 1996 , pp. 90 - 92
Copyright
Copyright © Scandinavian College of Neuropsychopharmacology 1996

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