Prevalence and Incidence of Panic disorder

Prevalance of Panic disorder:

approximately 2.4 million Americans (NIMH) ... see also overview of Panic disorder.

Prevalance Rate:

approx 1 in 113 or 0.88% or 2.4 million people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "approximately 2.4 million Americans (NIMH)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Panic disorder Prevalence: Book Excerpts

• Causes and incidence - Generalized anxiety disorder
• Causes and incidence - Panic disorder

Incidence (annual) of Panic disorder:

1.7% of US adults annually (NIMH) ... see also overview of Panic disorder.

Incidence Rate:

approx 1 in 58 or 1.70% or 4.6 million people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "1.7% of US adults annually (NIMH)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Panic disorder:

4,624,000 per year, 385,333 per month, 88,923 per week, 12,668 per day, 527 per hour, 8 per minute, 0 per second. [Source statistic for calculation: "1.7% of US adults annually (NIMH)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Lifetime risk for Panic disorder:

3 million Americans (NIMH); 1.6% adults (USSG)

Prevalance of Panic disorder:

Panic disorder strikes between 3 and 6 million Americans, and is twice as common in women as in men. (Source: excerpt from Panic Disorder: NWHIC)

Prevelance of Panic disorder discussion:

The Numbers Count: NIMH (Excerpt)

Approximately 2.4 million American adults ages 18 to 54, or about 1.7 percent of people in this age group in a given year, have panic disorder. ¹² (Source: excerpt from The Numbers Count: NIMH)

Understanding Panic Disorder: NIMH (Excerpt)

In the United States, 1.6 percent of the adult population, or more than 3 million people, will have panic disorder at some time in their lives. (Source: excerpt from Understanding Panic Disorder: NIMH)

Incidence of Panic disorder:

About 1.7% of the adult U.S. population ages 18 to 54 - approximately 2.4 million Americans - has panic disorder in a given year. (Source: excerpt from Facts about Panic Disorder: NIMH)

Prevelance statistics for Panic disorder:

The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Panic disorder:

• 3 million American adults (NIMH)
• 1.7% of the adult U.S. population ages 18 to 54 (NIMH)
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Prevalence/Incidence of Panic disorder: Online Medical Books

16 MEDICAL BOOKS ONLINE! Review excerpts from medical books online, free, without registration, for more information about the prevalence and/or incidence of Panic disorder.

Generalized anxiety disorder: Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Theorists share a common premise: Conflict, whether intrapsychic, sociopersonal, or interpersonal, promotes an anxiety state.

Generalized anxiety disorder has a 1-year prevalence range from 3% to 8%. It’s more common in women than in men, and half of all cases begin in childhood or adolescence.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Panic disorder: Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Like other anxiety disorders, panic disorder may stem from a combination of physical and psychological factors. For example, some theorists emphasize the role of stressful events or unconscious conflicts that occur early in childhood.

Recent evidence indicates that alterations in brain biochemistry, especially in norepinephrine, serotonin, and gamma-aminobutyric acid activity, may also contribute to panic disorder.

Panic disorder affects about 2% of the population. Symptoms usually develop before age 25.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

About prevalence and incidence statistics:

The term 'prevalence' of Panic disorder usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Panic disorder at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Panic disorder refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Panic disorder diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

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