often dated retrospectively back to childhood. As in adults, panic disorder in adolescents
tends to have a chronic course and is frequent ly comorbid with othe r anxiety, depressive,
and bipolar disorders. To date, no differences in the clinical presentation between adoles-
cents and adults have been fo und. However, adolescents may be less worried about addi-
tional panic attacks than are young adults. Lower prevalence of panic disorder in older