Investigation on medical cost of 70 patients with panic attack / 第三军医大学学报

Objective To investigate the medical cost of 70 patients with panic attack and efficacy of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in the treatment Methods The course, medical cost, types and times of main examination of all 70 patients were reviewed and analyzed The effect of SSRIs on the patients was studied with Anxiety and Depression Scale Results The 70 patients had long course, high medical cost and received many unnecessary medical examinations SSRIs were effective on patients with panic attack in light of Anxiety and Depression Scale Conclusion Patients with panic attack have long course and spend much unnecessary cost before final diagnosis SSRIs is useful and safe in the treatment of panic attack