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Increase of panic during the second part of pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

C Verburg ,
E Griez  and
J Meijer
C Verburg
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical and Biological Psychiatry, State University of Limburg, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
E Griez
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical and Biological Psychiatry, State University of Limburg, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
J Meijer
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical and Biological Psychiatry, State University of Limburg, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Summary

Four pregnancies in three panic disorder patients are described. In three pregnancies panic symptoms improved initially, but worsened in the second half. One patient developed panic disorder in the second half of her pregnancy. Changes in balance between progesterone and estrogen could explain this clinical course.

Keywords

panic disorderpregnancyestrogenprogesterone
Type
Rapid communication
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 9 , Issue 5 , 1994 , pp. 260 - 261
Copyright
Copyright © Elsevier, Paris 1994

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