A HYPOCHANDRIACS TALE

The 1-year prevalence of agoraphobia is about 5 percent.
Recent research also suggests that suicide attempts are more frequent in people with panic disorder.
Panic disorder strikes between 3 and 6 million Americans, and is twice as common in women as in men.
People who have full-blown, repeated panic attacks can become very disabled by their condition and should seek treatment before they start to avoid places or situations where panic attacks have occurred.