PMID: 3745130Sep 1, 1986Paper

Can panic disorder present as irritable bowel syndrome?

The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
R B LydiardJ C Ballenger

Abstract

Five patients who had been diagnosed with panic disorder and irritable bowel syndrome are described. Both panic and gastrointestinal symptoms responded dramatically and rapidly to pharmacologic treatment of panic symptoms in all five patients. The frequent overlap of gastrointestinal symptoms and psychiatric (particularly anxiety) disorders suggests that some patients with functional gastrointestinal complaints may have a primary anxiety disorder.

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