Year: 1984 Source: Psychosomatics, Supplement, v.25, no.10, (October 1984), p.4-9 SIEC No: 19860661

Presents excerpts from 3 interviews. Case 1, a 32-yr-old woman with a classical panic disorder who showed a good response to medication, raises questions about the relationship between the disorder & mitral valve prolapse. Case 2, a 32-yr-old female, illustrates the devastating effects of a chronic, unremitting, progressive illness characterized by agoraphobia, panic attacks, & reactive depression. Case 3, a 23-yr-old female, raises questions about family history, suicidal behaviour & anxiety