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Shared Symptoms of Panic Disorder in an Elderly Couple

Received June 16, 1997; revised October 11, 1997; accepted December 10, 1997. From the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, and the Psychiatry Service, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California. Address correspondence to Dr. Sheikh, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305-5723.

The authors present a case report with details of an unusual presentation of panic disorder and shared symptomatology in a long-married elderly couple. At the initial diagnostic clinical interview, the couple shared in common six symptoms of panic disorder (husband with a total of six symptoms, wife with a total of eight symptoms) and manifested commonalties in avoidance behaviors. Authors discuss the duration and course of each patient's disorder, symptoms, and commonalities.

Key Words: panic disorder • elderly couples • shared symptoms