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panic disorder

American  

noun

Psychiatry.
  1. a disorder in which inappropriate, intense apprehension and physical symptoms of fear occur so frequently as to produce significant impairment.


panic disorder British  

noun

  1. psychiatry a condition in which a person experiences recurrent panic attacks

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I went through depression and panic disorder for years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

And we spoke with a middle-aged woman with schizophrenia and panic disorder who lives with her brother’s family because she can’t hold down a job and fears being left alone in a nursing home.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

The court was told Gaberova had been diagnosed with depression, panic disorder, claustrophobia and anxiety.

From BBC • May 12, 2025

These differences, says Han, are why it is critical to construct this panic disorder brain map, so that researchers can create therapeutics specially tailored to panic disorder.

From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024

And when Caesar's soldiers came to relieve the watch in the morning, they perceived a panic disorder among the enemies.

From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Clough, Arthur Hugh

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