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Biological aspects of panic disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

L. Timmerman
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Summary

The purpose of this article is to give a comprehensive review of biological theories about the development of panic disorder.

Noradrenergic, serotonergic and GABA-ergic models of panic disorder are discussed, together with the role of peptides and neuroanatomical hypotheses.

The conclusion is that there is no unitary biological explanation of panic disorder.

An intergrative bio-psycho-social model seems for the moment the most usefull.

Keywords

Panic disorderbiological theory'sneurotransmitterspeptidesneuroanatomypaniekstoornisbiologische theorieenneu-rotransmittorspeptidenneuro-anatomie
Type
Research Article
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Acta Neuropsychiatrica , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , March 1994 , pp. 6 - 11
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Copyright © Scandinavian College of Neuropsychopharmacology 1994

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