T/CACM 1123-2018 Chinese intervention standard for panic disorder

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Main technical content: Panic disorder, also known as acute anxiety attacks, is an acute onset mental disorder. In the past, it was considered a rare disease, but with the development of society, panic disorder has now become a common clinical condition, especially for patients with frequent attacks, who are an important reason for seeking treatment from psychiatric departments. Panic disorder is a serious chronic mental disorder, with a lifetime prevalence of 1.5% to 3.5%, panic attacks occurring in 3% to 15% of people, and another 2% to 5% of people suffering from agoraphobia (with or without panic disorder). It can occur in people of different genders and ages, with the majority developing the disease in early adulthood, with an age range of 15 to 40 years. Domestic surveys show that the point prevalence of panic disorder is 4.3% (3.6% to 4.1%), and it is estimated that 28.3% of people have experienced at least one panic attack. Panic disorder manifests in complex ways and has a high misdiagnosis rate, with many patients being misdiagnosed as having coronary heart disease. This leads to repeated visits to hospitals, increasing medical costs and causing psychological and social dysfunction. Western medicine believes that once panic attacks occur, active treatment should be initiated. The later the treatment is initiated, the worse the prognosis will be. The aim is to control panic attacks early, prevent recurrence, and avoid agoraphobia, which is consistent with the concept of "preventing disease before it occurs" in traditional Chinese medicine. Panic attacks fall within the categories of "startle fright" and "dizziness" in traditional Chinese medicine, and some symptoms are similar to "running of the uterus". Traditional Chinese medicine has many mature experiences in treating these diseases that are worth referring to and learning from. However, there is currently no early intervention for panic attacks in traditional Chinese medicine, nor are there any standar

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