[Possible subtypes of panic disorder].

Objective: The present study, is aimed to investigate the distributiondispersion of panic attack symptoms, the possible subtypes of panic disorder, and the clinical features related to these subtypes in patients with panic disorder.

Material And Methods: The study included 105 patients that presented to the Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic and met the DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria for panic disorder. The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-TR Axis I Disorders (SCID-I), Panic Attack Symptom Checklist (PASC), Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R (SCID-II), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI), Panic Disorder Severity Scale (PDSS), and Panic and Agoraphobia Scale (PAS) were administered to all the patients.