Evaluación y diagnóstico del trastorno de pánico, desde el análisis del manual diagnósticos DSM V

Abstract

The panic is defined as a sudden appearance of intense fear or displeasure, develops symptoms that reach an intensity of approximately 10 minutes or more, the symptomatology alters the person's life, giving way to a panic disorder, which is the worry about suffering another attack, thus leaving the person with an adaptive imbalance caused by panic attacks, the most common symptoms of panic are: fear of dying, rapid pulse, perspiration, chills, tremors, shortness of breath, nausea, dizziness, fainting, loss of body control, irritability, chest pain, suffocation, abdominal pain, depersonalization, cramps, heat, tachycardia, shortness of breath, pain in the left arm, fatigue, exhaustion, inability to think. An evaluation of the panic disorder is made and the correct way to diagnose it for when evaluating a patient with the symptoms of panic not to confuse it with another disorder of the branch of anxiety disorders due to the symptomatology, for this purpose an protocol where the analysis of the diagnostic criteria of the DSM V is established and its evaluation with various psychological techniques such as: clinical history, family interview, CATP questionnaire, direct and indirect observation. The suggested treatment consists of psychoeducation, cognitive techniques such as the restructuring of distorted beliefs and catastrophic interpretations, exposure or confrontation, regulation of self-fulfilling expectations, the technique of relaxation preventing the patient from entering a panic crisis, self-record book , tasks to elaborate at home and instructions for complementary use.