Panic disorder: attack of fear or acute attack of solitude? Convergences between affective neuroscience and phenomenological-Gestalt perspective

There is consensus among scientists in considering Panic Attack (PA) as an exaggerated fear response triggered by intense activation of the amygdala and related Fear brain network. Current guidelines for treatment (e.g. National Institute for Clinical Excellence, NICE, 2011), that are based on this...

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Main Authors: Gianni Francesetti, Antonio Alcaro, Michele Settanni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2020-05-01
Series:Research in Psychotherapy
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Online Access:https://www.researchinpsychotherapy.org/index.php/rpsy/article/view/421