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Resolution of panic disorder during pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Stephen Curran ,
Terry E Nelson  and
R John Rodgers
Stephen Curran
Affiliation:
Academic Unit of Psychiatry, St. James's University Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF, England
Terry E Nelson
Affiliation:
High Royds Hospital, Leeds, LS29 6AQ, England
R John Rodgers
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, England
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Abstract

A patient with severe long-standing panic disorder who made a full recovery whilst pregnant, only to relapse during the postpartum period, is presented. Sex steroids may have a role in the aetiology and management of panic disorder. This is potentially an important area which requires further research.

Keywords

Panic disorderOestrogenProgesteronePregnancySerotoninCase report
Type
Case Reports
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 12 , Issue 3 , September 1995 , pp. 107 - 108
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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