Scoring: If your score is 4 or above, you may have experienced a panic attack.
If your score is higher than 4, you have experienced many symptoms of a panic attack. If these symptoms came on abruptly and reached a peak in about 10 minutes, you may have had a panic attack.
Help is available through anxiety medications and various therapies for anxiety and panic. Please print out your panic attack test and score and share it with your doctor or therapist.
Remember, this is NOT a diagnosis. Only a doctor or qualified mental health professional can make a diagnosis of panic disorder and recommend treatments.
This panic attack test is based upon Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (American Psychiatric Association, 4th Ed.) criteria for panic and anxiety disorders. 2004. All rights reserved.