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Treatment

Treatment of panic disorder involves a combination of

patient education,
behavior therapy (exposure with response prevention), and
medication.


Patients need to understand their condition and receive reassurance that they are not "going crazy" and that their condition can be managed. Because they may have received some explanation that their symptoms are caused by a medical disease, they need to be educated about panic disorder and accept their new diagnosis.

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