TY - JOUR
T1 - Suicide and violence associated with panic attacks
AU - Korn, Martin L.
AU - Kotler, Moshe
AU - Molcho, Avi
AU - Botsis, Alexander J.
AU - Grosz, Daniel
AU - Chen, Clarence
AU - Plutchik, Robert
AU - Brown, Serena Lynn
AU - van Praag, Herman M.
PY - 1992/3/15
Y1 - 1992/3/15
N2 - Several studies have indicated that patients with panic attacks have a higher rate of suicide attempts as well as deaths from suicide. Additionally, several investigators have presented case reports of individuals manifesting suicidal and violent behaviors directly and temporally associated with panic attacks. We report on four additional cases and suggest that these findings may explain, in part, the increased rate of suicidal behavior among patients with panic attacks found by some investigators. Furthermore, these case reports offer preliminary evidence that the relationship between violent behavior and the panic state may be clinically significant and deserving of further elucidation.
AB - Several studies have indicated that patients with panic attacks have a higher rate of suicide attempts as well as deaths from suicide. Additionally, several investigators have presented case reports of individuals manifesting suicidal and violent behaviors directly and temporally associated with panic attacks. We report on four additional cases and suggest that these findings may explain, in part, the increased rate of suicidal behavior among patients with panic attacks found by some investigators. Furthermore, these case reports offer preliminary evidence that the relationship between violent behavior and the panic state may be clinically significant and deserving of further elucidation.
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U2 - 10.1016/0006-3223(92)90247-W
DO - 10.1016/0006-3223(92)90247-W
M3 - Article
C2 - 1581440
AN - SCOPUS:0026561866
SN - 0006-3223
VL - 31
SP - 607
EP - 612
JO - Biological Psychiatry
JF - Biological Psychiatry
IS - 6
ER -
