PANIC ATTACKS
‘Uncued’—spontaneous panic attacks
The experience of an uncued attack is the central feature of panic disorder. An uncued panic attack is an attack that occurs spontaneously, irrespective of what the person may be doing at the time. It is not triggered by situations and places. People who
experience this type of attack may also experience them at night while asleep.
Unlike the experience of a spontaneous attack, the cued attack does relate to and is triggered by specific situations or places. The cued attack is one of the components of post traumatic stress disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and social phobia. It is unusual for people with panic disorder to experience this type of attack.
‘Situationally predisposed panic attacks’
Some people may be predisposed to having panic attacks in some situations and/or places. The attack is not necessarily triggered by the particular situation and/or place and may happen on some occasions and not on others. People with spontaneous panic attacks may go on to develop this type of attack.
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