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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Description of Panic Attacks

Panic disorder is a type of anxiety disorder. People with this disorder may experience such a degree of anxiety, a situation that they feel affect their lives daily. Although most people have already experienced a panic attack during their life, precipitated by specific events or situations, crises of panic disorder often arise suddenly and for no apparent reason.

Panic disorder affects up to 3% of people in Canada and produced two or three times more often in women than in men. This disorder can occur at any age but is most common in young adults.

The risk of suffering from
panic disorder increases if one of your family has a history of the disease or have been abused, if you have experienced a traumatic event, many stress the need to adapt to major changes in your life.


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