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Results of Public Awareness Survey of Panic Disorder at the 2014 Mental Health Exposition in Seoul  

Rho, Seung Sun (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Huh, Hyu Jung (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Chae, Jeong Ho (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Kim, Daeho (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Lee, Dong-Woo (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Inje University)
Seo, Ho Jun (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
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Anxiety and mood / v.10, no.2, 2014 , pp. 176-181 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective : Despite high prevalence and effective treatments of panic disorder, lots of patients are not properly treated due to lack of awareness of the disorder. This study summarizes and presents the results from Public Awareness Survey of Panic Disorder during the Mental Health Exposition held in Seoul in April, 2014. Methods : A total of 401 participants who visited the booth of the Korean Academy of Anxiety Disorder agreed and completed the survey. The questionnaires comprised of three sections; first, after given a case of patient with panic disorder, participants were asked to choose a diagnosis and treatment options. Second, participants were asked to differentiate the symptoms of panic disorder from