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panic disorder

panic disorder Panic disorder is an anxiety disorder marked by unexpected panic attacks that usually last minutes and only rarely hours.

Panic disorder is an anxiety disorder marked by unexpected panic attacks that usually last minutes and only rarely hours. These attacks involve sudden intense fear or terror, often with a sense of impending doom, along with physical and mental symptoms such as breathing difficulty, dizziness, racing heart, sweating, nausea, chest discomfort, feelings of unreality, and fears of dying or losing control; agoraphobia may also develop.