TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1993//
TI  - Three-year follow-up of patients with panic disorder after short-term treatment with alprazolam and imipramine
JO  - International clinical psychopharmacology
A1  - Lepola, U. M.
A1  - Rimón, R. H.
A1  - Riekkinen, P. J.
SP  - 115
EP  - 118
VL  - 8
IS  - 2
N2  - Fifty-five patients with moderate to sever panic disorder were treated for 9 weeks with alprazolam or imipramine and were then, except for one patient who had committed suicide, re-examined after on average 3 years of treatment. At follow-up most patients (74%) did not suffer from panic attacks at all. In the beginning of the study 87% exhibited phobic avoidance behaviour but after 3 years 68% no longer revealed phobic behaviour. At follow-up 28% of the patients were no longer having psychotropic drug treatment and 20% were completely free of overt psychopathology. No tolerance phenomena were associated with the long-term medication applied in the study.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0268-1315
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -