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Panic attacks in young adolescents

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.146.8.1061

The lifetime prevalence of interview-determined four-symptom panic attacks in 95 ninth graders was 11.6%. Those with panic attacks were significantly more depressed, were significantly more likely to have separated or divorced parents, and tended to be more likely to have tried cigarette smoking.

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