Panic Disorders Are Often Misdiagnosed Because

question 141

Multiple Choice

Panic disorders are often misdiagnosed because

• A) the symptoms overlap so much with major depression.
• B) symptoms are so somatic they are treated by physicians for medical problems.
• C) the symptoms are so chronic and mild, they do not seem like serious forms of psychopathology.
• D) patients are so embarrassed by their problems, they do not make them known to professionals.

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