Healthy Skepticism Library item: 3454

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Publication type: Journal Article

Marks I, Mathews A.
Treatment for panic.
Lancet 1987 Apr 4; 1:(8536):805

Abstract:

The statement that drugs have a role to play in the treatment of panic attacks comes from a meeting organized by a pharmaceutical company and omits a central point which is that systematic exposure, a nondrug treatment, is the most effective.

Keywords:
*letter to the editor/ sponsored symposia & conferences/ quality of information/ drug company sponsored guidelines/PROMOTION DISGUISED: CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS/PROMOTION DISGUISED: PHYSICIAN EDUCATION MATERIAL AND GUIDELINES Fear* Humans Panic* Phobic Disorders/therapy*