Am J Psychiatry 1989; 146:922-924
Copyright © 1989 by American Psychiatric Association
Three cases of panic disorder with agoraphobia in children
JC Ballenger, DJ Carek, JJ Steele and D Cornish-McTighe
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425.
The authors report three cases of panic disorder with agoraphobia in
children, with characteristic panic attacks, separation anxiety, and fear
and avoidance of crowds and public places. The panic and agoraphobic
symptoms responded to medications effective with agoraphobic adults, i.e.,
imipramine and alprazolam.
