Where to Find Information on Panic Attacks

Finding information on panic attacks an anxiety disorders can be daunting task, partly because of personal embarrassment about the condition and partly because of the flood of information about panic attacks available on the internet and television. Between commercials for Xanax and the endless pages that turn up with a Google search you can find so much information about panic attacks and anxiety disorders that you can think you have an anxiety disorder even if you don’t. This article will help make sense of all the information on panic attacks and point you in the direction of some good sources of information.

Obviously, the most reliable source of information on panic attacks is a physician or psychiatrist. Still given the influence of pharmaceutical companies and health insurance organizations on the doctor-patient relationship, many people like to visit their doctors informed with outside information. It helps both you and the doctor learn more about whether you have panic attacks and what causes them if you come in with a base level of information built by gathering your own information on panic attacks.

Almost everyone these days turns to the internet for information, and that’s a perfectly good place to look for information on panic attacks. Try to get your information from reputable medical websites like www.webmd.com or non-profit organizations dedicated to anxiety and panic disorders. A fantastic place to get information on panic attacks, if it’s not above your head, is university papers and journals on the topic. To access this type of information, click the “more” link when you do a Google search. It will take you to a list of links, including the “scholar” link, which allows you to search academic papers and journals.

Some easily accessible, reliable web sites with information on panic attacks include:

Web M.D., www.webmd.com
The American Psychological Association, www.apa.org
The American Academy of Family Physicians, www.familydoctor.org
The Linden Method, www.panic-anxiety.com
National Panic and Anxiety Disorder News, www.npadnews.com
Anxiety and Depression Solutions, www.anxiety-and-depression-solutions.com


There are websites that are not reliable sources of information on panic attacks. Avoid sites that are trying to sell you a medicine or other therapeutic treatment unless it is a doctor’s website or it has been certified by an independent group like the APA or the National Mental Health Association. Avoid web sites by pharmaceutical companies unless you’re looking for information on a specific panic attack drug. Even then, it is smart to get independent corroboration of the information. The sites listed above, or even www.wikipedia.org are good for this.

Gathering information on panic attacks is smart and easy to do, provided you know where to look. Be a discriminating consumer of information – be cautious and skeptical – and confirm your independent research with a medical professional, and you’ll find yourself well-informed about panic attacks.