TREATMENT OF PANIC-LIKE ATTACKS WITH A LONG-ACTING ANALOG OF SOMATOSTATIN

Psychiatric evaluations were completed on four patients who were treated for “idiopathic flushing” with a long-acting analogue of somatostatin. All four patients had symptom profiles consistent with a diagnosis of panic disorder. All four experienced clinically significant relief from panic-like attacks while on the experimental medication. These fmdings suggest a possible role for somatostatin in the pathophysiology and treatment of panic disorder. © 1990 by Williams & Wilkins.