Florida Anxiety Clinic: Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Anxiety Disorders: Panic Disorder Self-Test.

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PANIC DISORDER SELF-TEST

To see if you meet the diagnostic criteria for Panic Disorder, please complete the following self-test by clicking the "yes" or "no" boxes next to each question.
PART A: Are you troubled by:

Recurrent, unexpected panic attacks where you suddenly are overcome by intense fear or discomfort for no apparent reason?

Yes No

PART B: Did you experience these symptoms during your panic attack?

Chills or hot flushes?

Yes No

PART C: For at least one month following an attack, have you:

Had persistent concern about having additional attacks?	Yes No
Worried about the consequences of an attack, such as having a heart attack, losing control, or "going crazy"?	Yes No
Significantly changed your behavior because of the attacks?	Yes No

PART D: Is your anxiety:

Unrelated to another disorder, such as Social Phobia, Specific Phobia, OCD, or PTSD?

Yes No

Unrelated to a medical condition or medication?

Yes No

SCORING: You may have Panic Disorder if:

Part A: You answered "Yes", and

Part B: You answered "Yes" to at least four items, and

Part C: You answered "Yes" to at least one item, and

Part D: You answered "Yes" to all items.

This test is meant to be informative and is not designed to provide a formal diagnosis.

To determine if you have Panic Disorder, please contact one of our psychologists at the Florida Anxiety Clinic.

To determine if you have Panic Disorder With or Without Agoraphobia, take the Agoraphobia Self-Test.

These criteria were extracted from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision. Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Association, 1994.

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Palpitations, pounding heart, or accelerated heart rate?	Yes No
Sweating?	Yes No
Trembling or shaking?	Yes No
Shortness of breath or smothering?	Yes No
Feeling of choking?	Yes No
Chest pain or discomfort?	Yes No

Nausea or abdominal distress?	Yes No
Dizziness, unsteady, lightheaded, or faint?	Yes No
Feelings of unreality or being detached from oneself?	Yes No
Fear of losing control or going crazy?	Yes No
Fear of dying?	Yes No
Numbness or tingling?	Yes No